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Edmonton police return to northeast homicide scene for assault call

On July 6, 2017, one day after a police presence was seen outside the northeast Edmonton apartment suite where a woman who was shot to death was found earlier this week, police told Global News officers were there to respond to an assault. Brad Gowan/ Global News

Edmonton police responded to an assault on Thursday at the same apartment where a woman who was shot to death was found one day earlier.

According to the Edmonton Police Service, officers were called to a residence in the area of 119 Avenue and 34 Street at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The found a male victim at the scene and he was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police did not say if the victim was an adult or child. They did not provide further details about the assault or whether anybody was arrested.

Early Wednesday morning, police found a woman with life-threatening injuries at the same Beverly apartment suite. The woman was taken to hospital where she later died of her injuries.

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READ MORE: Edmonton police identify woman found dead in Beverly, say she was shot to death

Watch below: On July 5, 2017, Kent Morrison filed this report about the death of a 21-year-old woman after a shooting in northeast Edmonton. Police have ruled her death a homicide.

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Woman, 21, killed in northeast Edmonton shooting

Police later identified her as 21-year-old Jordin Amber Aksidan and an autopsy showed she died of a gunshot wound. Police said she was the victim of a homicide.

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Anyone with information about the shooting or what led to it is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

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