Punjabi woman shot dead at petrol pump in Canada's Brampton

Tribune News Service

Sukhmeet Bhasin

Bathinda, December 5

A 21-year-old Sikh woman was shot dead at Brampton in Canada.

Peel Regional Police said the incident occurred at a Petro-Canada at Creditview Road and Britannia Road West around on December 3 at 10.40 pm.

Police said a gas station employee Pawanpreet Kaur was gunned down with “multiple shots” and died at the scene despite medical assistance.

"Upon arrival police located the victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.

Life saving measures were attempted however the victim succumbed to her injuries, a Peel Regional Police statement said.

Police are on a lookout for the suspect who was dressed in all dark clothing and was observed leaving the scene on foot following the incident.  Calling it a targeted incident, the police has launched a homicide investigation.

No weapon has been recovered so far from the crime scene, police said.

They have asked anyone with information or dashcam footage that may have captured the moments leading up to, during, or after the incident to contact the investigators, adding that there is no threat to the public safety.

The incident comes just days after 18 year-old Indian-origin Sikh Mehakpreet Sethi was stabbed to death at the parking lot of a high school in Surrey. With inputs from IANS

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