A 26-year-old woman of Indian origin was shot dead in a suspected targeted attack in Toronto, Canada.
The victim has been identified as Navneet Kaur. She was alleged murdered by a 37-year-old man, named Sharnjeet Singh, also of Indian descent.
In a statement on Saturday, the Toronto Police Service informed that the shooting took place on Friday morning at the Humberwood Boulevard and Rexdale Boulevard intersection. The accused has been arrested by the Ontario Provincial Police.
As per officials, police responded to reports of a shooting incident at around 7:23 a.m. (local time) and later found the woman with a gunshot wound. Despite life-saving efforts, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigating officials said that the woman and the suspect had a brief interaction before he allegedly shot her and fled the scene. He was later traced and arrested by police officials.
The accused has been charged with first-degree murder and failure to comply with an undertaking.
Investigators believe that the incident was targeted and there are no outstanding suspects.
As per local media reports, a witness informed officials that Kaur was walking along Humberwood Boulevard when a man approached her, briefly spoke to her and then shot her once before fleeing on foot.
The witness later called emergency services after seeing the woman collapse.