Indian student succumbs to injuries sustained during shooting rampage in Canada

Satwinder Singh, who was injured in the shooting in Milton, died at the Hamilton General Hospital with his family and friends by his side, the Halton Regional Police Service said.

“A 28-year-old Indian student has succumbed to the injuries sustained during a shooting rampage in Canada’s Ontario province that also claimed two other lives, including that of a police constable,” police said.

Satwinder Singh, who was injured in the shooting last Monday in Milton, died at the Hamilton General Hospital with his family and friends by his side, the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) said in a statement on September 17.

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“Singh was an international student from India who was working part-time at MK Auto Repairs at the time of the shooting,” the statement said on Saturday.

"The HRPS would like to express heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the victim, and the communities impacted by this horrible tragedy," it said.

Monday’s shooting resulted in the deaths of Toronto Police Constable Andrew Hong, 48, and Shakeel Ashraf, 38, a mechanic who owned MK Auto Repairs. The gunman was identified as 40-year-old Sean Petrie. He was later shot dead by police in Hamilton.