2 arrested after string of 'random' Saturday night shootings in Edmonton
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A man and a woman have been arrested for a string of shootings Saturday night in Edmonton, which police say appear to be random.
A man and a woman have been arrested for a string of shootings Saturday night in Edmonton, which police say appear to be random.
Collectively, the 31-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman are facing 37 charges, including multiple counts of aggravated assault and firearm-related offences.
The first shooting was reported around 9 p.m. near 95 Avenue and 149 Street.
Police say a suspect in a grey car fired at a driver stopped at a red light, damaging the vehicle but not hurting the man inside.
Ten minutes later, police were called to 142 Street and 89A Avenue, where they say a woman in a car was shot at by a man in a silver car. The woman's vehicle was also damaged, and she suffered minor injuries.
At around 9:30 p.m., a third shooting was reported near 107 Street and 82 Avenue. Officers say a man and woman were driving down Whyte Avenue when they were shot at by a person or persons in a grey Audi with two suspects inside.
Both the man and woman in the car were hurt and were taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.