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3 charged with First Degree Murder in Pawandeep Chopra's homicide

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 03 Oct, 2023 04:18 PM

Surrey R-C-M-P say three men are facing charges in connection with the murder of 24-year-old Pawandeep Chopra in November last year.

The Mounties say Chopra died two days after officers were first called about a patient suffering from gunshot injuries at the local hospital.

Charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder were laid yesterday against three men, one from Abbotsford and two from Ontario.

The suspects are 24-year-old Lascel Tyndale of North York, Ontario, 22-year-old Segovia-Sanhueza of Brampton, Ontario; and 25-year-old Terry McDonald of Abbotsford, BC.

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