One dead, another seriously injured in northeast Edmonton incident: police

The Edmonton police crest. (Credit: Edmonton Police Service)

By Kelsey Patterson

Posted August 7, 2022 1:51 pm.

Edmonton police say a 63-year-old woman is dead and a second person was seriously injured following an incident in northeast Edmonton on Saturday evening.

Police say the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death are “suspicious.”

Officers responded to a weapons complaint at 162 Avenue and 52 Street around 6:25 p.m.

EPS says officers arrived to find the 63-year-old woman unresponsive. She was pronounced dead on the scene by paramedics.

Police say an injured person “was located” and taken to hospital in life-threatening condition.

An autopsy has not been scheduled yet.

The EPS homicide division is investigating.

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