EDMONTON - A man is in life-threatening condition in hospital after he was shot near a playground in Edmonton’s west end.
The man, believed to be in his early 20s, was found lying in the snow between the sidewalk and a playground near Picard Drive and Proctor Wynd, said Insp. Brian Nowlan.
Police were called to the area shortly after 11 p.m. The wounded man was being cared for by a second individual before paramedics and police arrived, Nowlan said. The man was brought to the University Hospital, and his injuries were considered life-threatening as of Wednesday night.
Early reports indicate that a vehicle may have fled the area right after the shooting, Nowlan said.
“If there is a vehicle involved, we want to find that vehicle. The people inside could quite possibly be armed and very dangerous,” Nowlan said.
A heavy police presence surrounded the playground and adjacent field on Wednesday evening. One police car was parked on the field a short distance away from the playground.
Several more police cars surrounded a black car that was parked next to the playground on Picard Drive.
The gang unit was notified of the shooting but are not actively investigating the incident at this time, Nowlan said.
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