Police scenes in west Edmonton, Parkland County after reported shooting at college
Edmonton police are investigating a fatal shooting at the Alberta Pipe Trades College that may be linked to a secondary scene in Parkland County. Witnesses reported a suspect fleeing the scene in a vehicle after the attack.
Why it matters
This violent incident has caused significant public safety concerns and triggered a major police investigation in the Edmonton area.
Edmonton homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man at a trades college in the city’s northwest end Friday, that may also linked to an RCMP scene west of the city in Parkland County.
Edmonton police were called to the Alberta Pipe Trades College near 161 Street and 118 Avenue at about 8:30 a.m.
Witnesses told Global News a person in a grey sedan with tinted windows pulled into the parking lot, got out of the vehicle and opened fire.
“I was inside, all we heard were the gunshots,” said a student named Lisa. “I thought it was some banging on the roof until some students came in.”
Upon arrival, Edmonton police said its officers found an man suffering from life-threatening injuries, who was pronounced dead on scene a short while later.
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