On Jun. 19, 2023, Daqwan Roshayne Howard Lee, 28, was arrested and charged with first degree murder, aggravated assault and discharging a firearm with intent.
He is the second person charged in the shooting, after Tevahn Orr, 31, who was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, turned himself in to the Hamilton Police Service on Mar. 21, 2023. Orr was also charged with first degree murder, aggravated assault and discharging a firearm with intent.
Background
On Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, Southeast Branch patrol officers responded to the report of a disturbance at a residence in the area of 16A Avenue and 38 Street. Upon arrival, officers located an injured man and woman.
EMS responded, treated and transported 51-year-old Barinder Singh to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The 21-year-old woman was also taken to hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries and was later released.
On Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, the Edmonton Medical Examiner completed an autopsy on Singh and determined the cause of death to be gunshot wounds. The manner of death was homicide.