[[File:CCTV footage of the murder of Harshandeep Singh.webm|thumb|CCTV footage of Harshandeep Singh's murder|255x255px]]
On 6 December 2024, Singh who was on shift at the time was being harassed at the apartment he worked at by Evan Rain and Judith Saulteaux, Rain at some point got enraged and grabbed a sawed-off shotgun.<ref name=":1" /> 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 suffered minor injuriesinjured in the incident as well.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-12-06 |title=Indian student, 20, shot dead in Canada; CCTV footage of attack surfaces |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/indian-student-20-shot-dead-in-canada-edmonton-cctv-footage-of-attack-surface-101733645864015-amp.html |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-13 |title=Building where security guard died saw shooting 2 weeks earlier |url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/building-where-security-guard-died-saw-shooting-2-weeks-earlier-1.7144761 |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Edmonton |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Vigil held for slain Edmonton security guard as suspect criminal histories come to light - Edmonton {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10915686/edmonton-security-guard-harshandeep-singh-vigil/amp/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=globalnews.ca |language=en-US}}</ref>