Man dead after gunshot reports in southeast Edmonton

UPDATE: On Jan. 3, 2022, police issued a news release and said an autopsy confirmed the man died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds and that he was the victim of a homicide. They identified the victim as Sheldon Nelson.

Police in Edmonton are looking into the death of a man in southeast Edmonton early Friday morning.

EPS said around 12:30 a.m., officers got a call about gunshots in the area of 26 Street and 19A Avenue, in the southeast neighbourhood of Laurel.

Police found a 28-year-old man in medical distress and tried to save his life. EMS arrived, treated the man and brought him to the hospital where he later died from his injuries.

An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday. Police are treating the death as suspicious and the homicide unit has taken over the investigation.

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Police are asking anyone with information about this death to contact EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a cellphone. Anonymous tips can be made online to Crime Stoppers.