"A man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting of a student on University of Toronto's Scarborough campus (UTSC) last month, police say. Babatunde Afuwape, a 28-year-old Toronto man, is accused of fatally shooting 20-year-old Shivank Avasthi on a popular campus trail on Dec. 23, Det.-Sgt. Stacey McCabe said at a news conference Wednesday. Around 3:30 p.m. that day, officers were called to the area of Highland Creek Trail and Old Kingston Road for unknown trouble, Toronto police said last month."
"Police believe Afuwape and Avasthi were not known to each other, McCabe said Wednesday. Investigators are still working to determine a motive, and the attack may have been random, McCabe said. "He was there to kill somebody, is our belief. I'm not sure how he chose Avasthi," she said. Avasthi was a third-year University of Toronto student from India, McCabe said. Afuwape was scheduled to appear in court earlier this week, police said in a news release Wednesday."
Babatunde Afuwape, 28, has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Shivank Avasthi on Dec. 23 on a popular trail near Highland Creek Trail and Old Kingston Road at the University of Toronto Scarborough campus. Officers responded around 3:30 p.m. and found Avasthi with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators believe Afuwape and Avasthi were not known to each other. Motive remains under investigation and the attack may have been random. Afuwape was scheduled to appear in court, and members of the public are asked to provide tips.
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