India, March 16 -- A 30-year-old Punjabi taxi driver was shot dead in the Canadian city of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, in a case that police have classified as a homicide, with two 19-year-old men later charged in connection with the killing.

Singh worked as a driver with a local taxi service while also helping run a cafe with his wife.

Police said the shooting occurred early Friday morning outside a motel in North Battleford.

According to investigators, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) received a report around 7:45 a.m. about an injured man in a parking lot near a business along the Highway 16 bypass.

Officers responding to the scene found Singh with serious injuries, and paramedics later declared him dead at the scene. ...