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An Indian-origin pupil - studying astatine Canada’s University of Toronto - was killed aft helium was fatally changeable adjacent the field by chartless attackers.According to police, Shivank Avasthi — a 20-year-old doctoral pupil - was recovered with a gunshot coiled connected Tuesday successful Toronto.
Police are seeking the public’s assistance to apprehension the accused.“On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, astatine astir 3.34 pm, constabulary responded to a telephone for an Unknown Trouble successful the Highland Creek Trail and Old Kingston Road area,” constabulary said successful an authoritative statement.“Officers responded to reports of a idiosyncratic with superior injuries. Officers located a antheral unfortunate with a gunshot wound. The unfortunate was pronounced deceased connected scene.
The suspect(s) fled the country anterior to constabulary arrival. The unfortunate has been identified arsenic Shivank Avasthi, 20, of Toronto,” it added.Meanwhile, India expressed “deep anguish” implicit the “tragic” decease of Shivank Awasthi.In a connection connected X, the Consulate General of India successful Toronto said it was providing indispensable assistance to his family.“We explicit heavy anguish implicit the tragic decease of a young Indian doctoral student, Mr Shivank Avasthi, successful a fatal shooting incidental adjacent the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus,” it said.“The Consulate is successful interaction with the bereaved household during this hard time, and is extending each indispensable assistance successful adjacent coordination with the section authorities,” it added.
