51-year-old Barinder Singh dies of shooting at his Edmonton residence, family seeks justice

EDMONTON, AB: A 51 year old Punjabi origin man died of gunshots at his residence in Edmonton on the morning of January 1, according to Edmonton Police Service.
The police have confirmed the identity of the deceased after the autopsy as Barinder Singh. According to the police, Singh was located injured at his residence along with a 21 year old female.
EMS responded, treated and transported Singh to hospital, however, he succumbed to injuries. The 21-year-old woman was also taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. She remains in hospital at this time.
Homicide detectives took over the investigation. Investigators have since located a burned-out vehicle in the area of 24 Street and 14 Avenue that they believe may be connected to this incident.
Although police have not yet identified or discussed anything about the reason for shooting, a GoFundMe fundraiser was organised on behalf of Singh’s wife Jasjeet Kaur and his daughters to support with the funeral cost.
According to the page Singh moved to Edmonton in 2019 from India in “the hope of better opportunities.”
“Despite difficulties such as Covid-19 etc., we persisted and continued to take baby steps towards settling down. However, on the night of 1st January 2023, everything changed. A few intruders broke into our residence and started firing at will. In this instance, Dad was fatally injured due to gunshots and my sister aged 21, was also seriously injured,” the family said.
Singh’s daughters Prabhleen and Tavneet describe him as an “honest, hard-working family man who worked hard to provide for his family. A devoted son, a good brother and a caring father – he kept us going through good times and tough times. Through his work, he supported my grandparents in Punjab, while providing for us in Delhi, India. We eventually moved to Canada in 2019.”
“It’s all like a nightmare for us,” a shattered Jasjeet Kaur, wife of Singh, told a media channel.
“We need justice. I just want to know who did this. I need to know. Why my family was the target? And it was not just him — it was the whole family,” Jasjeet Kaur told the news channel. “I want the culprits. I want to know the reason why it happened.”
Police said it is still working to establish a motive for this violent crime. So far, the homicide unit has found a burnt-out white Dodge Ram truck in the nearby Laurel neighbourhood, which they think is connected to the crime.
They are looking for home security and dashcam footage in the area where the burned-out truck was located.