A shooting at a commercial parking lot in the area of Ellerslie Road and Parsons Road sent a man to hospital Monday night while police began a search for the suspect(s).
Police said officers were called to the scene at about 6:50 p.m. When they arrived, they found a victim who was conscious and breathing before he was taken to hospital.
While they didn’t say how old he was, police said he was a young adult.
“From the information I’ve received right now, the public is not at risk at this time,” Insp. Keith Johnson said before adding, “it is concerning for us that this takes place at 7 p.m. on a Monday evening in a parking lot.”
In a news release issued later in the evening, police said the victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries and that his condition was not known.
A significant police presence could be seen in the parking lot, part of which was taped off, shortly after 7 p.m.
Police later said they located “a second possible crime scene in the area of Highway 21 and Highway 625, east of Beaumont, where a vehicle was reportedly on fire.” However, they said it was too early to confirm if the two scenes are related.
Edmonton police said they were “currently liaising with RCMP to investigate this second scene.”
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