One person died after a shooting at the Alberta Pipe Trades College in Edmonton on Friday morning. Police are investigating the incident, which occurred near Yellowhead Trail and 170 Street NW.
One person is dead following a shooting at an Edmonton trade school on Friday morning. The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) responded to the Alberta Pipe Trades College and Plumbers and Pipefitters UA Local Union No. 488 property near Yellowhead Trail and 170 Street NW at 8:27 a.m.
Officers arrived at the scene and found an injured man who subsequently died of his injuries. The EPS homicide unit is currently investigating the incident. According to the police, a police presence at Highway 16 and Range Road 20 is also tied to the shooting.
Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact them at 780-423-4567 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
The union that shares a building with the school released a statement on Friday morning. Rod McKay of United Association Local 488 confirmed the incident in a statement.
"This morning at approximately 8:20 a.m. a shooting occurred in the parking lot at Local 488," McKay said.
"Police responded and are currently investigating the incident. As a precaution, our buildings remain under lockdown until further notice," McKay said. "The safety and well-being of our staff, instructors, members, students, and visitors remain our highest priority."
Students at the school described hearing gunshots and seeing the aftermath. A student told CTV News Edmonton she was on the third floor when she heard five to six gunshots from the parking lot below. She said she saw one person with gunshot wounds to the chest.
Another student said he was standing in the parking lot next to his car when he heard gunshots.
"I hear probably 15 to 20 gunshots. Looked behind me, didn’t see anything, and I just sprinted probably like 50 metres around the corner into the school," he said.
"Within a couple minutes, police were already here in the hallways," the student added.
A third student said he called 911 after hearing gunshots in the parking lot.
"I can see a pool of blood, a guy’s hand," he said. "I’m just telling this all to the dispatch. I’m like, ‘There’s someone out there laying. Get the police over here right now.’"
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