A teenage boy and a man were taken to hospital with serious injuries after allegedly getting into a fight in a neighbourhood on the north side of St. Albert on Sunday afternoon.
St. Albert RCMP and EMS were called at around 12:30 p.m. to a report of men in distress on Everitt Drive.
Crews arrived in the area to find two males who had been in an altercation and had sustained undetermined injuries.
A teenage boy with life-threatening injuries and a man in serious, but stable condition were both taken to hospital, according to Alberta Health Services.
Emergency crews, including the St. Albert Fire Department, were seen on Everitt Drive and nearby Edinburgh Court.
A news release issued on Monday morning updating the situation said police believe the fight may have started in a home on Edinburgh Court, then it moved out onto Everitt Drive.
Both streets are near Lois E. Hole Elementary School, but there was no update on Monday as to whether the schoolyard was part of the investigation.
Police blocked off areas and were laying down evidence markers. A hazmat crew was also on scene.
RCMP said it was in the very initial stages of the investigation. The RCMP general duty section, the general investigation section and the forensic identification section were called in to help.
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No update was issued on Monday on the status of the injuries of those involved.
RCMP are now looking for information from the public to assist in the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the St. Albert RCMP at 780-458-7700 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
St. Albert is a suburb of Edmonton, located directly north of Alberta’s capital city.
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