Edmonton

Man, woman accused in death of Edmonton security guard plead not guilty

The two people accused in the shooting death of a 20-year-old Edmonton security guard have pleaded not guilty and will have a preliminary hearing this summer.

Evan Rain, Judith Saulteaux each charged with 1st-degree murder in connection to Harshandeep Singh's death

An apartment building surrounded by yellow Edmonton police tape
Police found Harshandeep Singh, 20, fatally shot inside a central Edmonton apartment building in December. The two people charged in connection to his death, Evan Rain and Judith Saulteaux, have both pleaded not guilty. (Samuel Martin/CBC)

The two people accused in the shooting death of a 20-year-old Edmonton security guard have pleaded not guilty and will have a preliminary hearing this summer.

Evan Rain and Judith Saulteaux are both charged with first-degree murder in the death of Harshandeep Singh.

Singh died in hospital in December after he was found unresponsive by Edmonton police officers who were responding to a report of a gunshot at a downtown apartment building.

The preliminary hearing for the two 30-year-olds is to begin July 10 in an Edmonton courtroom and will determine whether there is enough evidence to justify going to trial.

A spokesperson for Singh's family has said the international student from India was on the job for three days before he was killed.

The apartment building where the killing took place was shut down by the City of Edmonton over "serious safety concerns."