Canada Sikh women murder: Police remain clueless about suspect

New Delhi: Days after an Indian-origin teenager Mehakpreet Sethi was stabbed to death in Canada's British Columbia province, a 21-year-old Canadian-Sikh woman was shot dead on Saturday night in Canada's Ontario province.

In an apparent “targeted killing”, the victim, identified as Pawanpreet Kaur from Brampton, was fatally shot outside a gas station by an unidentified assailant in Mississauga city of Ontario province.

Now, the Homicide Detectives of Peels Regional Police have provided additional information and an updated description of the suspect responsible for the shooting death of the 21-year-old Indo-Canadian girl.

According to the detectives, the suspect wore a three-quarter-length dark winter jacket with a hood, dark winter boots, dark pants, a dark winter toque and white gloves. “It appears that the suspect was smoking a cigarette. The suspect did not pull the hood up over their head until shortly before shooting the victim at close range,” the police said.

“Through extensive video canvassing and witness interviews, Investigators have determined that the suspect was on foot in the vicinity of the homicide scene three hours prior to the shooting, which occurred at a gas station located at the intersection of Creditview Road / Britannia Road,” the Homicide detectives added.

“During that timeframe, the suspect was observed crossing over Britannia Road east of the intersection and crossing Creditview Road north of the intersection,” the police said.

“After the shooting, the suspect was observed running from the scene westbound across Creditview Road, then westbound on Britannia Road, and then westbound onto Camgreen Circle,” the police added urging publish to share more information on the suspect.