Homicide victim in apartment north of Chinatown was shot, autopsy confirms

Police officer at a building in McCauley, north of Chinatown, on April 8, 2023. (Adam Ziccarelli/CityNews)

By News Staff

Posted April 12, 2023 2:29 pm.

Last Updated April 12, 2023 2:31 pm.

Police say the man who was found dead in an apartment building north of Chinatown Saturday was a victim of homicide.

The Edmonton Police Service says an autopsy conducted Tuesday concluded 35-year-old Gabriel Dumont died of a gunshot injury.

BACKGROUND: Man found dead ‘with obvious injuries’ in apartment building north of Chinatown: police

Officers responded Saturday around 5:30 a.m. to the report of a critically injured man in the lobby of the building at 97 Street and 109 Avenue in the McCauley area.

Edmonton police on the scene in McCauley on April 8, 2023. (Adam Ziccarelli/CityNews)

Officers and EMS arrived and found the man dead “with obvious injuries,” police described at the time.

Police are continuing their investigation.

A neighbour told CityNews there were incidents at that apartment in the past.

WATCH: Edmonton’s homicide unit investigating suspicious death near Chinatown

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