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UPDATE: Edmonton police investigate pair of shootings

A section of Ellerslie Rd. is closed in southeast Edmonton as police investigate a shooting, Wednesday, June 18, 2014.
A section of Ellerslie Rd. is closed in southeast Edmonton as police investigate a shooting, Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Dave Carels, Global News

EDMONTON – A man was sent to hospital Wednesday morning after a shooting in southeast Edmonton.

Police blocked off an area at Ellerslie Road between 91 Street and Parsons Road while they investigated.

Police say a man suffered a leg injury and was taken to hospital. His condition is not known.

A vehicle was found at the scene with its driver side window shattered, and broken glass was scattered along Ellerslie Road.

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Police were investigating another shooting Wednesday morning. This one happened in southwest Edmonton in the area of 201 Street and 52 Avenue.

The EPS received several calls from residents around 3:45 a.m. reporting gunfire. Police responded and found four shell casings in the area and a bullet hole in a garage nearby.

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There were no victims found at the scene.

Witness reported seeing a black man in a white hoodie shooting at a vehicle, and a man matching that description was found nearby and arrested on unrelated matters.

Police say the shooting was in the same area as a porch fire that happened last Friday, but haven’t said if the two incidents are related.

 

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