Man charged in connection to drive-by shootings in Edmonton and Winnipeg
Posted October 2, 2025 12:33 pm.
Edmonton police say a 21-year-old man has been charged in connection with the extortion series known as Project Gaslight.
The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) says Project Gaslight dates back to 2023, after multiple houses were shot at in Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Sherwood Park.
Through an investigation, police were able to determine that the same gun had been used in three shootings.
A suspect was later identified as 21-year-old Arjun Sahnan, and in April 2024, Canada-wide warrants were issued. Police say that following the shootings, Sahnan fled Canada to India.
On Sept. 20, Sahnan reportedly returned to Canada, and he was immediately taken into custody.
Sahnan has since been charged with two counts of discharging a firearm recklessly and three counts of possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition.
Cy Becker shooting in Edmonton
Police say shots were fired at an upstairs bedroom of a Cy Becker home in Edmonton on Dec. 21. The homeowners were sleeping in the room when shots rang out around 2:50 a.m.
Four other people, including two children, were asleep in the home. Police allege the homeowner was extorted for money and threatened prior to the shooting.
Northwest Winnipeg shooting
On Dec. 24, police say shots were fired at a home occupied by several family members around 8:45 p.m.
A bullet barely missed one of the residents, according to police, who released surveillance footage of the incident.
That homeowner was also extorted prior to the shooting, police say.
WATCH: Project Gaslight: December 2023 Winnipeg drive-by shooting
Fountain Creek shooting in Sherwood Park
The third incident happened on Dec. 29. Police say shots were fired at an unoccupied home around 1:08 a.m.
A bullet travelled trough a window and struck a toybox inside a children’s playroom, according to police.
Investigators believe the shooter accidentally targeted the wrong house, as the homeowner received no threats prior to that shooting.
“There is an individual orchestrating and directing young men in our city to carry out these acts,” Stewart said. “What I can say is that, in my opinion, they are being exploited to carry out these acts, and someone who is not in this country is benefiting from that.”
