Two Punjabi youths, both from villages near Budhlada here, were shot dead in southeast Edmonton, Canada, in the early hours of Friday. The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) said it believes the incident was a targeted attack and has launched an investigation.

The deceased have been identified as Gurdeep Singh of Bareh village and Ranbir Singh of Uddat Saidewala village. Both had gone to Canada separately in pursuit of better career prospects.

According to information shared with Gurdeep’s family by his friend Arshdeep, the two youths were on their way to celebrate a friend’s birthday when unidentified persons allegedly opened fire on them.

Meanwhile, in a media release, the EPS said it received reports of gunshots at around 1:43 am on Friday in the area of 32 Street and 26 Avenue. Upon arri

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