2 dead, 1 seriously injured after shooting at south Edmonton work site
CBC
Two men are dead and another is seriously injured after a daytime shooting at a south Edmonton work site.
In a news release sent Monday night, police said officers responded to a shooting that occurred in a residential area around noon in the Cavanagh neighbourhood, in the area of Cavanagh Blvd S.W. and Cherniak Way S.W.
EMS responded and determined two of the men, a 49-year-old and a 57-year-old were dead, and a 51-year-old male was seriously injured.
The 51-year-old is currently in hospital with serious life-threatening injuries, police said.
Autopsies have been scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Homicide investigators are leading the investigation. Police said they are not looking for any suspects.
A close friend identified construction company owner Buta Singh Gill as one of the two deceased.
Former city councillor Mohinder Banga said at the scene that Gill had strong ties to the Punjabi community in the city and was known for helping others.
"This guy helped everybody by going out of his own way and suffering his own losses," Banga said. "Why would somebody hurt him?"
Banga said he knew Gill well.
"He was such a religious and helpful person, he helped anybody he could," Banga said.
Abby Sieben was on her way home from a walk in the neighbourhood around noon when she heard a series of loud bangs.
She said she was walking down Cavanagh Boulevard with her two small children when the sound rang out from a construction site near her house.
Sieben said she heard at least four shots.
