Canada: Indian man shot dead in gun violence in Brampton
A 27-year-old Indian man in Canada has been shot dead in his home by four assailants in Brampton city. Palwinder Singh was a truck-driver who immigrated to Canada in 2009. He was killed after gunfire erupted at his home in Donwoods Court in the area of Countryside Drive and Airport Road on Tuesday. "The victim was pronounced dead on the scene," CBC News reported.
Two suspects surrendered; two others are absconding
Two men from Mississauga, one aged 18 years and another aged 19 years, surrendered and were charged with first-degree murder, police said. The others two suspects are at large, they added. Witnesses reported at least three men running into a getaway vehicle after the shooting. "It looks like he (the victim) was ambushed," said a man identified as Jamal.
A friend expressed grief through a Facebook post
"It's so sad. So sad to see how people were wishing you happy bday 2 days ago and now you are no more. No matter what was the cause, you didn't deserve to die," wrote a friend of Singh in a Facebook post.
Brampton seeing an alarming rise in gun violence
Singh's killing marked the 11th murder of the year in Brampton, another media report said. "We are at what seems to be the start of an epidemic of gun violence in Brampton. I am calling on the city council and Mayor Linda Jeffery to take action now," said Charmaine Williams, who is running in the October 22 municipal election.
Brampton is slowly slipping away: Charmaine
"My neighbors have told me they are worried that the Brampton, that they know and love, is slowly slipping away. There are more gun incidents every single day in Brampton," Williams said.
