26-year-old man wounded in shooting, police not saying where victim was found

Edmonton police said they are investigating after a man suffered non-life threatening injuries after being shot Monday night.

They did not confirm where the shooting occurred or where the victim was found, but said officers were called to reports of shots being fired in the area of 132 Avenue and 114 Street just before 7 p.m.

Police said they recovered “a vehicle that is believed to be connected to this incident” in downtown Edmonton but did not say where.

A police vehicle could be seen outside the Royal Alexandra Hospital as an SUV, that appeared to have multiple bullet holes in it, was being towed away Monday evening.

At around 10:30 p.m., police spoke to reporters and confirmed the hospital had been on lockdown earlier in the evening and that it was connected to a shooting but would not provide further details.

“Hospital staff were a little concerned which I think is pretty typical in these circumstances, where someone’s been shot,” EPS Acting Insp. Randy Wickins said. “So that was the hospital taking those steps just to get their security staff on extra guard.”

View photos below of an SUV outside the Royal Alexandra Hospital on Monday evening:

A witness told Global News he believed shots were fired from at least two vehicles before police arrived at the strip mall in the area of 132 Avenue and 114 Street. The witness, whom Global News has agreed not to identify because he fears for his safety, said he did not see anything but was in a convenience store at the scene when he believed he heard multiple gunshots being fired from at least two vehicles.

The witness said glass and bullet casings could be seen scattered across a parking lot.

Anyone with information about the shooting or the vehicle is asked to call the Edmonton Police Service’s complaint line at 780-423-4567 or to submit a tip online.