{"id":825538,"date":"2026-07-25T16:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T16:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/825538\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T16:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T16:28:10","slug":"cops-identify-female-victim-gunned-down-in-rexdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/825538\/","title":{"rendered":"Cops identify female victim gunned down in Rexdale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>The female victim gunned down Friday morning in Rexdale has been identified by Toronto Police.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Navneet Kaur, a 26-year-old Toronto resident, is the city\u2019s 22nd homicide this year, police say.<\/p>\n<p>A 37-year-old Brampton man was later arrested and is facing a murder charge in what investigators believe was a targeted shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Police say officers responded at approximately 7:25 a.m. to a call for a shooting in the Humberwood and Rexdale Blvds. area, west of Woodbine Mall, in north Etobicoke.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Toronto Police at the scene of the fatal shooting of a woman in North Etobicoke on Friday, July 24, 2026.\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Etobicoke-shooting-police-July24.jpg\"  height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\"\/> Toronto Police at the scene of the fatal shooting of a woman in North Etobicoke on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo by Ernest Doroszuk \/Toronto SunBrief interaction with victim<\/p>\n<p>It is alleged that the victim and suspect were having a brief interaction when the woman was suddenly shot by the man.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency responders performed life saving measures on the woman, but she was pronounced dead at the scene, cops said.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect fled the scene on foot before officers arrived.<\/p>\n<p>However, during the investigation, cops said officers with Ontario Provincial Police later located and arrested the suspect.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Duty Officer Scott Bradbury <a data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" link=\"\" reporters=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" scene=\"\" friday=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/news\/local-news\/female-fatally-shot-in-north-etobicoke\" target=\"_blank\">told reporters at the scene Friday<\/a> that there was no extra concern for additional violence in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel that this is a localized issue, meaning that this woman was targeted and there is no extra risk to the neighbours,\u201d Bradbury said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Toronto Police investigate a fatal shooting in north Etobicoke on Friday, July 24, 2026.\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Toronto-Police-Rexdale-murder-July24.jpg\"  height=\"613\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\"\/> Toronto Police investigate a fatal shooting in north Etobicoke on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo by Ernest Doroszuk \/Toronto SunUnknown if it was domestic dispute<\/p>\n<p>Police could not confirm nor deny if the incident was a domestic dispute that turned fatal.<\/p>\n<p>Sharnjeet Singh has been charged with first degree murder and failing to comply with an undertaking.<\/p>\n<p>The accused was scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in downtown Toronto on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you have any evidence or information, dash-cam video, video yourselves or you know someone that might be housing information on this, please call us,\u201d Bradbury said.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 with files from Gordon Anderson<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><a data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" link=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"mailto:spapuckoski@postmedia.com\">spapuckoski@postmedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Article content The female victim gunned down Friday morning in Rexdale has been identified by Toronto Police. 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