EDMONTON – Edmonton police are investigating the death of a gas station owner as a homicide, after he was involved in an altercation at work last Friday.
Just before 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 23, officers responded to a “trouble not known” call at a gas station near 75 Avenue and 50 Street.
It’s believed a male customer at the gas station was involved in a physical dispute of some sort with the owner.
Suffering from life-threatening head injuries, the man was taken to hospital, where he died six days later.
An autopsy was done Thursday morning and the death of Surinder Pal Singh, 61, was declared a homicide by police. The cause of death was head trauma.
Detectives interviewed the other man involved, but he is not in custody and not facing charges at this time.
“The person involved in the altercation with the employee that passed away has been spoken to by the Edmonton Police Service, however they are not currently in custody nor are they facing any charges at this time,” said EPS spokesperson Noreen Remtulla.
The EPS Homicide Section continues to investigate. This is Edmonton’s 19th homicide in 2015.
In a statement emailed to Global News, a spokesperson for Husky Energy said:
“We are deeply saddened by this tragic incident and our profound sympathies are with Surinder’s family. This is a difficult time for his family and employees and we are offering our full support.”
A funeral service for Singh will be held Saturday afternoon.
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