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A 20-year-old Indian doctoral pupil has been changeable dormant adjacent the University of Toronto Scarborough campus, with authorities probing the lawsuit arsenic a homicide, officials said.
The shooting took spot connected Tuesday (December 23, 2025), and the Toronto constabulary connected Wednesday identified the unfortunate arsenic Shivank Avasthi, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported.
Police were called to the country of Highland Creek Trail and Old Kingston Road astatine astir 3:30 p.m. connected Tuesday for a study of an injured idiosyncratic lying connected the ground, Duty. Inspector Jeff Allington told reporters adjacent the country connected Tuesday night.
When officers arrived, they recovered a idiosyncratic with a gunshot wound. That idiosyncratic was pronounced dormant astatine the scene, the study added.
The constabulary are probing the lawsuit arsenic a homicide.
"Our contiguous absorption is connected preserving grounds astatine the scene, determining what happened and notifying this individual's adjacent of kin. Because of that, determination is precise small accusation that I americium capable to stock with you tonight," Mr. Allington said.
Toronto constabulary said the fishy fled the country anterior to constabulary arrival. No fishy statement has been released.
Consulate expresses anguish
Meanwhile, India's Consulate successful Toronto expressed “deep anguish” implicit the student’s “tragic death”.
"We explicit heavy anguish implicit the tragic decease of a young Indian doctoral student, Shivank Avasthi, successful a fatal shooting incidental adjacent the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus. The Consulate is successful interaction with the bereaved household during this hard time, and is extending each indispensable assistance successful adjacent coordination with the section authorities," the Consulate posted connected X.
A UTSC spokesperson said the assemblage was “extremely saddened” to larn astir the decease adjacent their campus, but did not corroborate if helium was a student, CP24 Television web reported.
“We cannot remark connected the individuality of the unfortunate astatine this time,” the spokesperson said successful a connection Wednesday evening.
"We are grateful to our Campus Safety team, Toronto Police Service and exigency aesculapian work unit for their contiguous effect and action.”
The University of Toronto Scarborough field (UTSC) issued a information alert advising anyone successful a gathering to enactment wrong and anyone outdoors to permission the area.
In a societal media post, the schoolhouse said the constabulary probe is successful the Highland Creek Valley astatine UTSC. It said pathways into the vale stay closed, and radical are advised to debar the vale until constabulary reopen it.
