Edmonton homicide detectives are investigating a fatal shooting at a trades college in the city’s northwest end Friday, that may also linked to a RCMP scene west of the city in Parkland County.
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Edmonton police were called to the Alberta Pipe Trades College near 161 Street and 118 Avenue at about 8:30 a.m.
Witnesses told Global News a person in a grey sedan with tinted windows pulled into the parking lot, got out of the vehicle and opened fire.
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They reported hearing multiple bangs.
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“I was inside, all we heard were the gunshots,” said a student named Lisa.
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“I thought it was some banging on the roof until some students came in.”
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Upon arrival, Edmonton police said its officers found an man suffering from life-threatening injuries, who was pronounced dead on scene a short while later.
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At the scene, a white truck could be seen in the parking lot with its driver and rear doors open.
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Pylons surrounded the vehicle and what appeared to be a body covered by a tarp was nearby.
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One student said he was in the parking lot getting coffee from his vehicle when the shooting happened.
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After closing and locking his car door, he heard what he initially thought were fireworks before realizing the sounds were gunshots.
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“I hear five to six gunshots ring out.
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I thought it was tanks exploding or something,” said a student named Ronnie, who said he then saw another student come running around a corner.
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“I asked him like, ‘What’s going on?
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What’s happening?
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Is something exploding?’
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And he said, ‘No, someone is shooting the school here.'”
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The student said he ran back into the building.
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Police arrived within minutes and classrooms were locked down.
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Other students told Global News they saw a car leave the parking lot at a high rate of speed following the shooting.
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The college parking lot remained behind police tape Friday, and more than half a dozen EPS cruisers were at the scene.
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Students whose vehicles were inside the secured area were unable to retrieve them, and buses were provided to transport them elsewhere.
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The homicide section has taken over the investigation, police said in an update around 1:30 p.m.
“At this early stage, investigators are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident,” EPS said.
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There was a second police scene about 37 kilometres away in Parkland County, near where the Yellowhead and Highway 16A converge west of Stony Plain.
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Parkland RCMP said there was also a heavy officer presence due to a police operation on Highway 16, at Range Road 20.
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The eastbound side of the highway was briefly closed between Range Road 15 and 20, but around 11 a.m. RCMP said one lane had reopened.
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Police have not said what led them to that area or what they were investigating.
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In its afternoon update, Edmonton police said its officers and Mounties were working together to determine if events in the county are related to the fatal shooting in the city.
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No other details were provided but EPS said a media release would be sent out when more information could be shared.
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Anyone with information, dash cam footage or CCTV footage relevant to the college shooting is asked to contact the Edmonton Police Service at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone.
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Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.
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