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A pickup truck ditched in an undeveloped area within the McConachie neighborhood is believed to have been used in a drive-by shooting in downtown Edmonton this past weekend.
The Edmonton Police Service said the pickup truck was found Tuesday night near 64th Street and 176th Avenue, where new housing construction is underway in the northeast neighborhood.
Residents of the area said they saw the vehicle on fire on Tuesday night and the police turned up to find the truck’s torch shell.
Police said the truck matched surveillance images captured of a dark gray Ford F250 seen fleeing the scene of a drive-by shooting in the area of ​​124 Street over the weekend. The truck had distinctive aftermarket rims.
“A black pickup truck, believed to be a 2015 F-250 four-door (Ford) was observed leaving the scene,” police said of the March 24, 2024 shooting in the area of ​​124th Street and 110th Avenue in Edmonton.
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Police responded Sunday just before 1pm to a reported shooting near 124 Street and 110 Avenue in the Westmount area.
A 33-year-old man was shot and taken by EMS to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
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Anyone with information about this suspicious vehicle or its occupants or the events that occurred before or after Sunday’s shooting is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a cell phone.
Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.
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