Heads up residents of Edmonton, firearms use is on the rise..The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) said on Friday it continued to see the number of shootings increase through the month of June..Last month, there were a total of 21 reported shooting occurrences. Of the 21 occurrences, 15 are believed to be targeted..Police said 12 of the 21 shootings resulted in injuries, and three resulted in death. The EPS noted that 20 shootings had the potential for innocent bystanders to be harmed..“As we saw with the shooting that occurred on June 24 in the middle of a residential area, brazen gun violence continues to be a concern in our city,” said Acting Inspector Eric Stewart of the EPS Organized Crime Branch..“A staggering 20 out of the 21 shootings this month had the potential to harm innocent people, including kids. We continue to focus on identifying the suspects responsible for these shootings, seizing firearms and testing them to determine linkages to other crimes in Edmonton and throughout the country.”.Compared to the nine shootings that occurred in June 2022, last month’s occurrences are up by 133%..There have been 97 shootings reported to EPS so far in 2023, which represents a 26% increase over last year at this time, when 77 shootings were reported to EPS..Police have seized 587 firearms thus far in 2023..In 2022, there were a reported 165 shootings in Edmonton compared to 150 in 2021, resulting in a 10% increase in shootings from 2021 to 2022..This amounts to an average of more than 13 shootings per month in 2022..Of the 165 shootings:.141 or 85% are believed to be targeted. This is compared to 108, or 72% in 2021.The remainder are random, meaning there does not appear to be any prior relationship between the parties involved.90 of the shootings resulted in injury, compared to 89 in 2021.98 had the potential for innocent bystanders to be harmed, compared to 69 in 2021. These shootings are defined by events where shots were fired at homes, vehicles or where it is unknown where the bullets landed.In 21 of the 98 shootings where innocent bystanders could have been harmed, there were children in the vicinity..Police said 79 of the shootings in 2022, or almost half, occurred on the street..In 2022, police seized approximately 1,127 firearms and 762 air guns, compared to 1,633 firearms and 693 air guns in 2021.
Heads up residents of Edmonton, firearms use is on the rise..The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) said on Friday it continued to see the number of shootings increase through the month of June..Last month, there were a total of 21 reported shooting occurrences. Of the 21 occurrences, 15 are believed to be targeted..Police said 12 of the 21 shootings resulted in injuries, and three resulted in death. The EPS noted that 20 shootings had the potential for innocent bystanders to be harmed..“As we saw with the shooting that occurred on June 24 in the middle of a residential area, brazen gun violence continues to be a concern in our city,” said Acting Inspector Eric Stewart of the EPS Organized Crime Branch..“A staggering 20 out of the 21 shootings this month had the potential to harm innocent people, including kids. We continue to focus on identifying the suspects responsible for these shootings, seizing firearms and testing them to determine linkages to other crimes in Edmonton and throughout the country.”.Compared to the nine shootings that occurred in June 2022, last month’s occurrences are up by 133%..There have been 97 shootings reported to EPS so far in 2023, which represents a 26% increase over last year at this time, when 77 shootings were reported to EPS..Police have seized 587 firearms thus far in 2023..In 2022, there were a reported 165 shootings in Edmonton compared to 150 in 2021, resulting in a 10% increase in shootings from 2021 to 2022..This amounts to an average of more than 13 shootings per month in 2022..Of the 165 shootings:.141 or 85% are believed to be targeted. This is compared to 108, or 72% in 2021.The remainder are random, meaning there does not appear to be any prior relationship between the parties involved.90 of the shootings resulted in injury, compared to 89 in 2021.98 had the potential for innocent bystanders to be harmed, compared to 69 in 2021. These shootings are defined by events where shots were fired at homes, vehicles or where it is unknown where the bullets landed.In 21 of the 98 shootings where innocent bystanders could have been harmed, there were children in the vicinity..Police said 79 of the shootings in 2022, or almost half, occurred on the street..In 2022, police seized approximately 1,127 firearms and 762 air guns, compared to 1,633 firearms and 693 air guns in 2021.
