Man convicted of manslaughter in random fatal shooting in Surrey

A man arrested nearly two years ago in connection with a fatal shooting in Surrey, B.C.,hasbeenconvicted of manslaughter.

On Thursday, Robert Tomljenovic was foundguilty of manslaughter and robbery with a firearmin the shooting death of Pritpal Singh, 21, according to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.

Singh was found dead on the front lawn of a residencein the 8800-block of 138A Street in Surrey, B.C., in the early hours of April7, 2020.

Police identified and arrested Tomeljenovicless than a week later, on April13.

Investigators initially believed the shooting had been targeted but it was later determined to have been a random attack.

Tomljenovic's trial began in October last year.He is scheduled to appear incourt on Jan. 27to fix a date forsentencing.