Indian-origin woman shot dead in Toronto, man charged with murder

Toronto,UPDATED: Jul 27, 2026 14:38 IST

A 26-year-old Indian-origin woman was shot dead in a suspected targeted attack in Toronto, Canadian police said on Saturday. A 37-year-old man of Indian descent has been arrested and charged with her murder.

The victim was identified as Navneet Kaur, while the accused was identified as Sharnjeet Singh of Brampton. Police said there are no outstanding suspects and the homicide unit is investigating the case.

The Toronto Police Service said the shooting took place on Friday morning at the intersection of Humberwood Boulevard and Rexdale Boulevard. Officers responded to reports of a shooting at around 7.23 am and found Kaur with a gunshot wound. Despite life-saving efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators said the victim and the suspect had a brief interaction before the man allegedly shot her and fled before police arrived. He was later traced and arrested by the Ontario Provincial Police. Singh has been charged with first-degree murder and failure to comply with an undertaking.

According to a CBC News report, a witness told police that Kaur was walking along Humberwood Boulevard when a man approached her, briefly spoke to her and then shot her once before running away. The witness immediately called emergency services after seeing her collapse.

The incident comes days after another Indian-origin woman was killed by her partner in Edmonton, the capital of Alberta province, earlier this month. Last week, 22-year-old Ritish Kumar was arrested and charged with second-degree murder for allegedly strangling to death his 23-year-old partner, Damanpreet Kaur, in what police described as an intimate partner homicide. In Toronto, police said Navneet Kaur's killing appears to have been a targeted attack and that the investigation is continuing.

With PTI Inputs

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