Indian Student Killed in Canada After Being Hit by Stray Bullet in Shooting Incident

Indian Student Killed in Canada: A 21-year-old Indian student died after getting caught in a crossfire between two groups in Canada. Hamilton Police said Harsimrat Randhawa was waiting at a bus stop when a stray bullet struck her during a shooting incident involving two vehicles.

Randhawa, a student of Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario, was on her way to work when the incident happened. She is the fourth Indian to have died in Canada in the past four months.

The Consulate General of India in Toronto said Randhawa was an innocent bystander when she was "fatally struck" by a stray bullet.

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"We are deeply saddened by the tragic death of Indian student Harsimrat Randhawa... As per local police, she was an innocent victim, fatally struck by a stray bullet during a shooting incident involving two vehicles. A homicide investigation is currently underway. We are in close contact with her family and are extending all necessary assistance," the consulate tweeted.

“Remember, Harsimrat’s family sent her to Hamilton to prepare her for her future, and there is now an empty seat at their dinner table and an empty seat at her aunt’s house and her friend’s home,” he added.

“As a member of the Mohawk College community, we know this loss is being felt by many and we will do everything we can to support Harsimrat’s friends, family and the broader college community,” a spokesperson for the institution said in a statement.

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The shooting took place near Upper James and South Bend Road streets in Hamilton, where Randhawa was found with a gunshot wound to her chest. She was rushed to a nearby hospital but later succumbed to her injuries.

CCTV footage from the site captured a passenger in a black car opening fire at the occupants of a white sedan. The vehicles fled the scene after the shots were fired.

Shots also entered the rear window of a nearby residence where the occupants were watching television a few feet away. “Fortunately, no one was injured in the home,” a release from Hamilton Police said.

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