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Police say slaying of 20-year-old U of T student appears to be random
Shivank Avasthi's death marked Toronto's 41st homicide in 2025, with police describing the shooting as planned and targeted despite no known link between victim and suspect.
- A 28-year-old man from Toronto was charged with first-degree murder for fatally shooting a 20-year-old international student from India on the University of Toronto Scarborough campus on December 23.
- The accused, who was on parole for firearm offences, is believed to have planned and deliberately targeted the victim, though police found no connection between them and no motive.
- The victim, Shivank Avasthi, was a third-year life sciences student and a member of the campus cheerleading team and powerlifting club.
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‘We believe he was there to kill somebody’: Police make arrest in random shooting on U of T Scarborough campus
Toronto police say a 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a random attack on the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus that left a third-year student dead.
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U of T student killed on Scarborough campus remembered as 'wonderful soul' as murder charge laid
Babatunde Afuwape, 28, has been charged in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old student Shivank Avasthi last month, Toronto police said Wednesday. They say they believe the two were not known to each other, and the shooting may have been random.
·Canada
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Man charged with murder in fatal shooting of international student on U of T campus
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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