Man dies after Sunday morning shooting in west Edmonton: EPS

Posted January 17, 2021 1:13 pm.

Last Updated January 17, 2021 1:15 pm.

EDMONTON (CityNews) – One man is dead following an early-morning shooting in west Edmonton on Sunday.

Police say they were called to a home at 105 Avenue and 157 Street for a “weapons complaint” around 6:15 a.m.

Officers found a man with life-threatening injuries. The man was taken to hospital where he later died, Edmonton police said in a release.

The death is being investigated by the city’s homicide division.

An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.

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