An 18-year-old man is in critical condition after a hit and run in west Edmonton Monday.
The incident happened shortly before noon in the area of 190 Street and 85 Avenue. A section of road was closed Monday afternoon and police tape surrounded the area where the collision happened.
“We’re gathering suspect information as we speak,” Edmonton Police Service Insp. Keith Johnson said.
“One of the positive aspects is our members were able to respond very quickly, witnesses were able to come forward – so right now, we’re in the process of gathering that information and fanning it out in hopes of finding the suspect vehicle as well as the person who was driving it.”
Neighbour and nurse Shirley Henry said she went to the scene of the collision after she heard a woman and a man screaming.
“This fella was just prone on the ground, and you just kind of go into nurse action,” Henry said. “He was unconscious. He was bleeding. It looked awful.
“I haven’t seen anything like that, even as a surgical nurse for 40 years.”
The victim’s aunt said she believes the hit and run was a targeted attack. Beth Cork told Global News a person punched her older nephew during an altercation before the crash and then hit her younger nephew with a vehicle.
She identified the younger nephew as Jade Belcourt and said she believes the dispute was between the driver and her older nephew.
As of Monday afternoon, police didn’t have anyone in custody and had not released a description of the vehicle involved in the hit and run.
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