Indian student killed in Canada: Cops say Harsimrat Randhawa had just left the gym when she was shot; two vehicles recovered
The Hamilton Police on Wednesday provided an update in the Aril 17 shooting death of
Harsimrat Randhawa
, an Indian student, and said that they have recovered two vehicles involved in the shooting.
Acting Det.-Sgt Daryl Reid told reporters at a Wednesday morning news conference that the white Hyundai Elantra was recovered on Sunday in a residential area in northwestern Toronto. It has since been towed back to Hamilton for forensic analysis, he said.
On Monday, Hamilton police executed a search warrant at a central Hamilton residence and recovered the black Mercedes SUV, Reid said. The White Hyundai, police said, was probably the target vehicle towards which the shots were fired. Randhawa lost her life as she was caught in the crossfire and a stray bullet struck her chest. The shots also hit two houses in the area but no one was injured. Randhawa was taken to a hospital, where she died.
Police said the 21-year-old international student who was going into her second year studying occupational physiotherapy at Mohawk College had no time to react to the bullet that immediately killed her. She had just left the gym when she was shot. "She had taken a city bus to that location and had been waiting to cross the street. This was when she was struck by a stray bullet," Reid said.
Randhawa had zero capability of avoiding what was about to unfold in front of her. She had just stepped off of the city bus, was waiting to cross the street, from my understanding, and everything unfolded so quickly she had no time at all to react."
"We know from watching that video that there were numerous cars that just passed through at that very moment. Many of those people have come forward and I thank those people for coming forward to assist us," he said.
"But we know there are more people out there that might have even the smallest piece of information that could help us, and putting all of those little pieces together is what we need to do. So, we continue to encourage those people to come forward."
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