Man charged with homicide for taking pictures Indian scholar in Canada

The man who fired the stray bullet that killed 21-year-old Indian scholar Harsimrat Randhawa in Canada has been arrested and charged with first-degree homicide, an official stated.

Hamilton Police, who arrested 32-year-old Jerdaine Foster at Niagara Falls in Ontario on Tuesday (August 5, 2025), additionally charged him with three counts of tried homicide, CBC News quoted Acting Det-Sgt Daryl Reid as saying in a information convention.

Randhawa, a second-year scholar enrolled in a physiotherapy course in Mohawk College, was hit by a stray bullet whereas standing close to a bus cease on the intersection of Upper James Street and South Bend Road on April 17. She succumbed to the damage within the hospital.

The Indian scholar had reportedly simply gotten off the bus and was ready to cross the road when the bullet struck her.

At least seven folks in 4 vehicles had been concerned in a dispute that led to the taking pictures. Shots had been fired between the vehicles and no less than two weapons had been concerned, the report stated.

“Harsimrat was an innocent bystander,” the report quoted Mr. Reid as saying on Thursday (August 7, 2025), “She was simply trying to make her way home from a local gym when she was struck and killed.” No different arrests have been made within the case.

“The investigation is still ongoing, and we will do everything in our power to identify, locate and arrest all these people that are involved in this death,” Mr. Reid stated.

He added that Foster, who has ties to Hamilton, Halton and Niagara areas and lived in short-term rental properties, was beforehand recognized to police.