It's been a deadly start to 2023 in Edmonton, with three murders in the first two days of the year..Gunshots rang out Sunday as Southeast Branch patrol officers responded to the report of a disturbance at a residence in the area of 16 A Avenue and 38 Street. Upon arrival, officers located an injured male and female..EMS responded, treated and transported a 51-year-old man to hospital. He later succumbed to his injuries. The 21-year-old woman was also taken to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. She remains in hospital at this time..READ MORE: Bloody start to the New Year with murders in Calgary, Edmonton.Later that day, the violence continued shortly after 1 p.m..Downtown Branch patrol officers responded to a reported sudden death at a residence in the area of 107 Avenue and 106 Street. Upon arrival, officers located a deceased male..Officers continue to work to identify the man and have deemed his death suspicious at this time. The homicide section is now leading the investigation and an autopsy has yet to be scheduled..READ MORE: Edmonton homicide detectives investigating suspicious death outside homeless shelter.The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is investigating the suspicious death of a man in central Edmonton..On Monday, shortly before 7 a.m., EMS responded to a male in medical distress outside a shelter in the area of 100 Street and 105A Avenue..A 32-year-old male was treated and transported to hospital. However, he succumbed to his injuries..Hospital staff noted injuries consistent with a gunshot wound and immediately contacted police..The EPS Homicide Section is now leading the investigation and an autopsy has been scheduled for Monday, January 9..From Friday to Tuesday, police responded to four suspicious deaths, three non-lethal shootings, as well as numerous weapons complaints involving knives and bear spray..In addition to the four suspicious deaths, some of the incidents of note include a 50-year-old man who is facing charges after he barricaded himself in a residence with firearms, a weapons complaint at Eaux Claires Transit Centre that involved bear spray and a firearm and a shooting where a male presented at the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound..“Between the three suspicious deaths being investigated by Homicide Section, numerous other shootings, wielding of knives in public, and multiple incidents involving bear spray, it has been an exceptionally violent weekend in the city,” Sergeant Aubrey Zalaski, with EPS Media Relations Unit said..“Obviously, we have no control over the timing of these events, and must react as they occur to run effective investigations. Resources are stretched thin, and homicide section has recently needed to lean on other investigative areas to keep pace and maintain our high investigative standards.”.In December 2022, there were 21 reported shootings, compared to seven in December of 2021..In 2022, the EPS responded to 165 shootings in total, compared to 150 the year before..Anyone with information about the deaths is asked to call the EPS at 780-423-4567.
It's been a deadly start to 2023 in Edmonton, with three murders in the first two days of the year..Gunshots rang out Sunday as Southeast Branch patrol officers responded to the report of a disturbance at a residence in the area of 16 A Avenue and 38 Street. Upon arrival, officers located an injured male and female..EMS responded, treated and transported a 51-year-old man to hospital. He later succumbed to his injuries. The 21-year-old woman was also taken to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. She remains in hospital at this time..READ MORE: Bloody start to the New Year with murders in Calgary, Edmonton.Later that day, the violence continued shortly after 1 p.m..Downtown Branch patrol officers responded to a reported sudden death at a residence in the area of 107 Avenue and 106 Street. Upon arrival, officers located a deceased male..Officers continue to work to identify the man and have deemed his death suspicious at this time. The homicide section is now leading the investigation and an autopsy has yet to be scheduled..READ MORE: Edmonton homicide detectives investigating suspicious death outside homeless shelter.The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is investigating the suspicious death of a man in central Edmonton..On Monday, shortly before 7 a.m., EMS responded to a male in medical distress outside a shelter in the area of 100 Street and 105A Avenue..A 32-year-old male was treated and transported to hospital. However, he succumbed to his injuries..Hospital staff noted injuries consistent with a gunshot wound and immediately contacted police..The EPS Homicide Section is now leading the investigation and an autopsy has been scheduled for Monday, January 9..From Friday to Tuesday, police responded to four suspicious deaths, three non-lethal shootings, as well as numerous weapons complaints involving knives and bear spray..In addition to the four suspicious deaths, some of the incidents of note include a 50-year-old man who is facing charges after he barricaded himself in a residence with firearms, a weapons complaint at Eaux Claires Transit Centre that involved bear spray and a firearm and a shooting where a male presented at the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound..“Between the three suspicious deaths being investigated by Homicide Section, numerous other shootings, wielding of knives in public, and multiple incidents involving bear spray, it has been an exceptionally violent weekend in the city,” Sergeant Aubrey Zalaski, with EPS Media Relations Unit said..“Obviously, we have no control over the timing of these events, and must react as they occur to run effective investigations. Resources are stretched thin, and homicide section has recently needed to lean on other investigative areas to keep pace and maintain our high investigative standards.”.In December 2022, there were 21 reported shootings, compared to seven in December of 2021..In 2022, the EPS responded to 165 shootings in total, compared to 150 the year before..Anyone with information about the deaths is asked to call the EPS at 780-423-4567.
