Family spokesman says slain Edmonton security guard had only been working three days

A spokesman for the family of a security guard who police say was murdered while patrolling an Edmonton apartment building last week says the man had only been on the job for three days. Gagandeep Singh Ghuman says Harshandeep Singh was from Haryana state in northern India. He came to Canada a year and a half ago on a student visa and was enrolled at NorQuest College in the city.

Ghuman, who is not related to the family, says Singh's aunt and uncle live in Winnipeg, but have travelled to Edmonton because of the tragedy and are dealing with ``an unimaginable loss,'' while his parents both live in India. Police say Singh, 20, was unresponsive when he was located by officers responding to a report of a gunshot inside the downtown building at around 12:30 a.m. Friday and he died later in hospital. They announced Saturday that Evan Rain, 30, and Judith Saulteaux,30, were arrested and charged with first-degree murder in relation to Singh's death.

A GoFundMe that has been set up to help cover the costs of sending Singh's body back to India for his last rites, as well as assist with funeral expenses and legal costs, had raised over $80,000 by Sunday evening.