Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, November 28

A 21-year-old youth from Jalandhar was shot dead in front of his house in Jackson city of Mississippi, US, on Monday.

Sandeep Singh had migrated three years ago. His father Balwinder Singh, a Punjab Police head constable, said he was working at a relative’s store.

“He along with two friends closed the store at 8 pm, but his car developed a snag. The owner asked them to stay back. At 11 pm, Sandeep tried to restart the car and was successful. The three drove to their apartment but as soon as they stepped out of their vehicle, three armed assailants robbed them of cash and valuables,” his father said.  

“Just as the assailants were to leave, Sandeep moved towards the car to park it in the garage. One of the assailants, fearing Sandeep was about to pull out a weapon, opened fire, killing him on the spot,” 

Sandeep’s body is expected to arrive home by Saturday. A police probe is on and CCTV footage procured.

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JACKSON, Miss. —

A group of men who investigators believe are responsible for a string of robberies could be connected to a fatal shooting, Jackson police officials said Tuesday.

Sandeep Singh was shot in the stomach during a robbery reported about 11 p.m. Sunday on Rutledge Avenue, police said. Singh later died.

Singh, 21, and two other men were standing outside their house when a man in a mask and a hoodie walked up to them, police said.

The robber took money and cellphones from the men, police said.

As the robber ran away, he fired shots at the victims and one of the bullets hit Singh, police said.

Singh was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he died Monday, police said. Singh's death is the city's 58th homicide for the year.

The shooter is described as wearing a gray hooded shirt and was armed with a 9 mm pistol, police said.

The gunman could be one of a group of armed men believed to be responsible for recent armed robberies of businesses and individuals throughout the northwest Jackson area, police said.

"In an attempt to conceal their identities, they have their faces covered with bandannas and/or masks. The suspects have also been observed wearing hooded sweatshirts and gloves," Cmdr. Tyree Jones said in a news release.

All of the men are African-American, Jones said. One of them is about 6 feet tall, and the other is between 5 feet 4 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs about 175 pounds, he said.

Anyone with information about the shooting and robberies is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS.