Hamilton police say they have charged a man with first-degree murder months after a young, innocent bystander was struck and killed by a stray bullet during a gunfight.

At around 7:30 p.m. on April 17, police said 21-year-old Harsimrat Randhawa was standing at a bus stop near Upper James Street and South Bend Road when a bullet hit her chest.

Randhawa was on her way home from a local gym. She was rushed to hospital where she later died.

Randhawa was an international student who came to Canada from India two years ago and was studying at Mohawk College.

Det. Sgt. Daryl Reid said at the time of the shooting that Randhawa had “no time” to react.

In an updated press conference on Thursday, Reid said police had made an arrest in the case.

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