National

Shots fired, Molotov cocktail thrown inside Edmonton City Hall, police say

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 23 Jan, 2024 02:43 PM

Edmonton's police chief says a heavily armed suspect acted alone when he entered city hall, fired shots and threw a Molotov cocktail from the building's second floor.

Dale McFee says the shooter entered through the parkade and fired shots with a long gun that could fire multiple rounds, shattering glass in the building.

Police said no injuries were reported. Officers arrested one person and were doing a sweep of the building.

UPDATE (12:08 P.M.): Police continue to clear City Hall.
We can confirm shots were fired and a Molotov cocktail was thrown inside City Hall. No injuries have been reported at this time.

We will continue to provide updates as events unfold.
We ask the public to refrain from…
— Edmonton Police (@edmontonpolice) January 23, 2024

Surrounding roads were also closed and people were asked to avoid the area.

City councillors and the mayor had been at a scheduled meeting of the emergency advisory committee.

Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi spoke about to the nature of the incident in a social media post on X.

There is a serious ongoing situation at City Hall and the building is currently in lockdown. Please avoid the area and watch the Edmonton Police media channels for updates. https://t.co/uIoS44N4iX
— Amarjeet Sohi (@AmarjeetSohiYEG) January 23, 2024

Loud bangs can be heard in video footage of the meeting, before people are told to go to a safe location.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Federal government posts $8.2 billion deficit between April and September this year

The federal government recorded a budgetary deficit of $8.2 billion between April and September, $3.9 billion of which was in September. The finance department says in its monthly fiscal monitor that the deficit between April and September compared to a surplus of $1.7 billion during the same period last year.

Federal government posts $8.2 billion deficit between April and September this year

Locked out Rogers Communications workers in B.C. ratify five-year contract

Nearly 300 Rogers Communications workers have voted strongly in favour of a new contract, ending a company lockout that began two weeks ago. The United Steelworkers union Local 1944, Unit 60, says in a statement that its members voted 96 per cent in favour of ratifying the tentative agreement reached last Friday.

Locked out Rogers Communications workers in B.C. ratify five-year contract

'Bank of mom and dad' study: B.C. high earners get housing boost if parents also own

A Statistics Canada study into what it calls the "bank of mom and dad" shows home ownership among young high earners in British Columbia increases more than anywhere else in Canada if their parents are homeowners, too. The study also finds that nationally, people born in the 1990s are twice as likely to own a home if their parents are homeowners, compared to those whose parents are not.

'Bank of mom and dad' study: B.C. high earners get housing boost if parents also own

Port Moody Police arrest knife brandishing teen

Police in Port Moody are investigating after arresting a 15-year-old who allegedly brandished a knife while chasing another teen through a crowd of students at a busy bus stop. Police say it happened yesterday afternoon (in the 13-hundred block of David Avenue) when a fight between two young people escalated into the armed chase.

Port Moody Police arrest knife brandishing teen

Eby says governments must step up on housing, can't rely on private sector

British Columbia Premier David Eby says it's "hard to understand" why other politicians still believe in relying on the private sector to deliver affordable housing and instead it's time for governments to step up. Eby says there are proposals at the federal level to sell public land and buildings to help solve the crisis, but B.C. is doing the opposite by taking inventory of provincially and municipally owned land in order to build more homes.

Eby says governments must step up on housing, can't rely on private sector

Victoria Police warn pedestrians of cougar roaming near downtown

Police are warning pedestrians about an adult cougar roaming near downtown Victoria, telling them to avoid the area this morning. Victoria Police say on social media the cougar was spotted near Jutland Road and Dunedin Street, near the Victoria waterfront and north of the downtown core.