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Murder of Harshandeep Singh
Singh shortly before his murder
Location	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Date	6 December 2024 1:28 a.m.
Attack type	Shooting
Weapon	Sawed-off shotgun
Deaths	Harshandeep Singh
Injured	1
Perpetrators	Evan Rain and Judith Saulteaux
Motive	Unknown
Charges	First-degree murder

Harshandeep Singh Anttal (2004—6 December 2024) was an Indian Sikh student at NorQuest College, who was shot and killed at an apartment complex he was working at in December 2024.^[1]

Harshandeep Singh Anttal was born in 2004 to a Punjabi Sikh family in Pind Matehri Jattan, Haryana State, India.^[1][2][3]

In mid-2023 Singh began to attend NorQuest College studying business, using a student visa. On 3 December 2024, he began working as a security guard at an apartment complex at 10603, 107 Avenue and 106 Street, in the Central McDougall neighborhood.^[2][4][5]

Singh wanted to become a police officer for the Edmonton Police Service, and was in the process of attempting to join.^[6]

Lazarus Evan Chase Francis Rain (born: January 1994) who is of Indigenous Canadian descent, being apart of the Paul Band, he has an extensive criminal record dating back to 2012, having been charged with at least 80 crimes and has been convicted at least 17 times. He’s been convicted for assault, unlawful possession of a firearm, drug possession, kidnapping, theft and reckless endangerment. In one incident in 2019, Rain engaged in a high speed chase with police while in the possession of a sawed-off shotgun and methamphetamine, while in prison he attacked several other prisoners, he also was once charged with kidnapping and car theft as well, he was sentenced to just under 3 years in prison.^[4][7][8][9]

Judith May Saulteaux (born: 1994) who is also of Indigenous descent, has an extensive criminal record as well dating back to 2013. Saulteaux has been convicted at least eight times, having been charged with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm and shoplifting. In 2015 Saulteaux was sentenced to 5 years in prison for aggravated assault.^[7]

On 21 November 2024 at 5:54 a.m. a man was shot and wounded at the same apartment complex that Singh worked at.^[10]

Due to the frequent crime in and around the apartment complex the building's owner Van Vuong put it up for sale.^[10]

On 6 December 2024, Singh who was patrolling the complex by himself, was approached and by Evan Rain and Judith Saulteaux who began to harass him, Rain at some point got enraged and grabbed a sawed-off shotgun.^[4] At 1:28 a.m. he approached Singh again and hit him several times in the head with the barrel of the shotgun, they then forced him into the stairwell where Saulteaux threw him down the stairs, and Rain then shot him in the back. He was taken to hospital, but was pronounced dead around 10 minutes later. Another man was reportedly injured in the incident.^[1][11][12]

Rain and Saulteaux were arrested the same day and were both charged with first degree murder on December 11, their next court appearance is scheduled for 8 January 2025.^[7]

Singh’s killing also highlighted problems with the safety of security guards as they are often patrolling by themselves and unarmed.^[10]

On 8 December a cousin of Singh, Gulzar Singh Nirman started a GoFundMe with its goal at $50,000 CAD, in less than 24 hours the fundraiser raised $122,720 CAD. The fundraiser was started so Singh’s family could bring his body back to India for burial.^[13]

On 12 December hundreds of people attended a vigil at NorQuest college to mourn and pay respect to Singh, the Alberta First Responders Association recognized Singh as an officer fallen in the line of duty.^[6][12]

On 15 December the AFRA held a memorial service which had over 250 in attendance at the Edmonton Crematorium and Funeral Home.^[5][14][15]