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Police looking into whether deadly Edmonton shooting linked to extortion schemes

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An Edmonton Police Service shoulder badge is shown in Edmonton on Tuesday Aug 1, 2023. Police will not be laying charges in a fatal shooting in Edmonton this week after they say the suspect turned the gun on himself. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.

EDMONTON — Police say they won't be laying charges in a deadly shooting in Edmonton this week because the suspect killed himself.

Officers were called Monday to a shooting in the city's southwest where they found two men dead.

Another man was found injured and was taken to hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries.

Police say an autopsy shows the victim, 56-year-old Buta Singh, died from a gunshot wound.

The suspected shooter, who was 49, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound but has not been named.

Police say they're checking to see if the shooting is connected to a string of extortion schemes targeting homebuilders in the city's South Asian community.

The RCMP said in February it had established a national team to co-ordinate investigations into such extortion schemes in B.C., Alberta and Ontario.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 10, 2024.

The Canadian Press

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