This dream became a nightmare on Thursday night, when an Indian international student was killed outside Sherbourne subway station in a shooting that left more questions than answers to Vasudev and his family.
“Why did this happen to him?  I do not know.  “Why he killed my innocent son, I just want to know,” Vasudev told CTV News Toronto on Saturday as he burst into tears.  “If he wanted something from him, he could have snatched it.  Why did he kill him?  “It’s a brutal murder.”
Kartik, a Seneca College student, was on his way to work at 5pm when he was shot several times outside the Glen Road entrance to Sherbourne Station in the St. Louis neighborhood.  James Town, Toronto.
Police said an outpatient paramedic was at the scene and was providing first aid to Kartik before rushing him to St. Louis Hospital.  Michael and found out his death.
“He was shot six or seven times, it was very brutal.  I just want to know what happened.  What was the reason behind that? ”  said Vasudev, speaking from India.
The Consulate General of India identified Kartik in a Twitter post on Friday.  Vasudev said his family was working with the consulate to bring his body back to India.
Details of the shooting are minimal, but police say the suspect is a black man five feet to five feet seven inches in mediocre physique, who was last seen holding a pistol and walking south on Glen Street. to Howard.  Road.
Anyone with information about the shooting is kindly requested to contact the police at 416-808-7400 or the Crime Stoppers.


VICTIM OF CERBOURNE SHOTS REMEMBERED BY THE FAMILY AS “PEACEFUL, GENTLE” 
In the aftermath of the shootings, Kartik’s father remembers his son as a “very smart student” who had his whole life ahead of him.
“I do not know why this happened to him,” Vasudev said.  “He was a very intelligent student.  He was very kind, very kind. “
The marketing student made the long trip to Toronto in January after three years of studying in India.  Vasudev said his son had worked hard to make the trip and thought Canada was a safe place.
“He loved this country and said it was a very good country,” Vasudev said.
“We can not even believe that this happened to my son.”
A candlelight vigil will be held Sunday at Nathan Phillips Square in memory of Kartik.  A GoFundMe fundraising page has been set up to help support the family.
With archives by Bryann Aguilar and Chris Herhalt

title: “Indian International Student Shot And Killed In Toronto Had Dreamed Of Coming To Canada Father Says " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-10” author: “Stacy Vance”

This dream became a nightmare on Thursday night, when an Indian international student was killed outside Sherbourne subway station in a shooting that left more questions than answers to Vasudev and his family.
“Why did this happen to him?  I do not know.  “Why he killed my innocent son, I just want to know,” Vasudev told CTV News Toronto on Saturday as he burst into tears.  “If he wanted something from him, he could have snatched it.  Why did he kill him?  “It’s a brutal murder.”


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Kartik, a Seneca College student, was on his way to work at 5pm when he was shot several times outside the Glen Road entrance to Sherbourne Station in the St. Louis neighborhood.  James Town, Toronto.
Police said an outpatient paramedic was at the scene and was providing first aid to Kartik before rushing him to St. Louis Hospital.  Michael and found out his death.
“He was shot six or seven times, it was very brutal.  I just want to know what happened.  What was the reason behind that? ”  said Vasudev, speaking from India.
Kartik Vasudev, 21, appears in an image provided to CP24 by his family.
The Consulate General of India identified Kartik in a Twitter post on Friday.  Vasudev said his family was working with the consulate to bring his body back to India.
Details of the shooting are minimal, but police say the suspect is a black man five feet to five feet seven inches in mediocre physique, who was last seen holding a pistol and walking south on Glen Street. to Howard.  Road.
Anyone with information about the shooting is kindly requested to contact the police at 416-808-7400 or the Crime Stoppers.

VICTIM OF CERBOURNE SHOTS REMEMBERED BY THE FAMILY AS “PEACEFUL, GENTLE”

In the aftermath of the shootings, Kartik’s father remembers his son as a “very smart student” who had his whole life ahead of him.
“I do not know why this happened to him,” Vasudev said.  “He was a very intelligent student.  He was very kind, very kind. “
The marketing student made the long trip to Toronto in January after three years of studying in India.  Vasudev said his son had worked hard to make the trip and thought Canada was a safe place.
“He loved this country and said it was a very good country,” Vasudev said.
“We can not even believe that this happened to my son.”
A candlelight vigil will be held Sunday at Nathan Phillips Square in memory of Kartik.  A GoFundMe fundraising page has been set up to help support the family.
With files from CP24’s Bryann Aguilar and Chris Herhalt