A 20-year-old Indian doctoral student, Shivank Avasthi, was fatally shot near the University of Toronto Scarborough campus. Police responded to reports of an injured person and found Avasthi with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect(s) fled before authorities arrived. This incident marks Toronto's 41st homicide of the year. India's Consulate in Toronto expressed deep anguish and is providing assistance to the family. The university issued a safety alert. The shooting occurred in the Highland Creek Trail and Old Kingston Road area.