A 21-year-old international student is the city of Toronto's 19th homicide victim of 2022.
Posted: Apr 08, 2022 4:27 PM ET | Last Updated: 6 hours agoPolice have identified the victim of Thursday's fatal shooting at Sherbourne subway station as Kartik Vasudev, 21.
"We are shocked [and] distressed at the unfortunate killing of Indian student Kartik Vasudev in a shooting incident in Toronto yesterday," the consulate said, adding it is in touch with the family. Police have made no arrests and have released no information on suspects so far. They're asking any witnesses to come forward.The victim's father, Jitesh Vasudev, speaking from India, said the family is "heartbroken" during a phone interview with CBC News Friday evening.
He said his son arrived in Canada on Jan. 5, after five years of planning his career and a new life here, and that Vasudev was headed to his part-time job when he was shot."We want to know; it's our right to know. We've lost our son."
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