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Peterborough police identify victim in Park Street North shooting

Peterborough police continue to investigate a shooting on July 2, 2022, that claimed the life of a city man. Harrison Perkins/Special to Global News Peterborough

Peterborough’s second homicide victim of 2022 was a city resident, police say.

On Tuesday, the Peterborough Police Service identified Shawn Singh, 37, as the victim of a July 2 fatal shooting on Park Street North.

Police responded to a reported shooting around 2 p.m. and located Singh, who was taken to hospital, where he died of his injuries.

On Monday, acting police chief Tim Farquharson said investigators don’t believe the shooting was a random act.

The investigation continues and detectives ask anyone who may have dashcam or video footage from the area of Park Street North south of Sherbrooke Street, specifically between 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., to come forward.

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Peterborough police identified Shawn Singh of Peterborough as the victim of a shooting on July 2, 2022. Courtesy Jacquie Jeans

 

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Anyone with information is asked to contact the service’s crime line at 705-876-1122 ext. 555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.stopcrimehere.ca.

It’s the second fatal shooting on Park Street this year. On April 21 a shooting claimed the life of a 31-year-old Mississauga man and sent another 29-year-old Mississauga man to hospital. The victim’s identity was never released.

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