A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant was arrested in Yellowknife after a woman was shot at earlier this year when, in the middle of the night, she reportedly asked the driver of a car to stop revving its engine.
The shooting happened on Sunday, July 14, 2024, shortly after 4 a.m. near Edmonton’s downtown core in the Queen Mary Park neighbourhood.
Police said a vehicle near 109A Avenue and 110 Street was loudly revving its engine when an 18-year-old woman went out onto the balcony of her nearby apartment to ask the driver of the vehicle to quiet down.
The male suspect, who police said was visiting a nearby location and was being picked up by the driver, approached the vehicle and began arguing with the woman, who was still outside her apartment.
The suspect fired a shot at the woman before getting into the vehicle, which then fled the scene, police said.
She was not physically injured, however police said the young woman continues to suffer ongoing mental and emotional trauma as a result of the life-threatening encounter.
The shooting was determined to be completely random — the girl and the suspect did not know each other, police said.
“This shooting is a prime example of the gun violence in our city that our units are prioritizing. We do not take these public occurrences lightly and will not stop at city limits to apprehend those responsible for gun violence in our city,” said Staff Sgt. Eric Stewart with the EPS Guns and Gangs Section.