EDMONTON - Edmonton police have confirmed that a 17-year-old man who died after being discovered lying in the snow in west Edmonton on Wednesday was shot to death, and investigators believe it was not a random act.
The man was found shortly after 11 p.m. between the sidewalk and a playground near Picard Drive and Proctor Wynd.
A second individual cared for him before paramedics and police arrived, Insp. Brian Nowlan said at the scene. The man was taken to the University Hospital, but police later said he died at 1:29 a.m. Thursday morning.
Early reports indicate that a vehicle may have fled the area right after the shooting.
“If there is a vehicle involved, we want to find that vehicle. The people inside could quite possibly be armed and very dangerous,” said Nowlan.
Homicide detectives are still looking for witnesses to come forward, and ask anyone with any knowledge of the incident to contact police.
The gang unit was notified of the shooting but are not actively investigating the incident at this time, Nowlan said.
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