A decade-long search for a man wanted for the 1999 murder of an 18-year-old woman has come to an end.
Ninderjit Singh, 33, was arrested Friday by U.S. authorities in Riverside County, Calif., for the murder of Poonam Randhawa.
Randhawa, a student at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary, was found shot dead near Granville Street and 47th Avenue on Jan. 26, 1999.
“I can’t remember when any announcement has ever given me this much pleasure,” said VPD Deputy Chief Warren Lemcke. “We got him. After years of searching, near misses and heartbreaking attempts, we got him.”
Investigators believe Randhawa got into a car with Singh, her ex-boyfriend, outside her school. He allegedly drove to a deserted part of the street, shot her and left her body at the scene.
“Police always suspected the killer was Ninderjit Singh, a man she knew who had apparently been stalking her for years,” Lemcke added.
Local news from metronews.ca/vancouver
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