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Edmonton police say shootings are down from last month
Edmonton police say that shootings have been on the decline.
There were eight recorded shootings last month, a decrease from 11 shootings recorded in April and the 10 shootings recorded in May 2024.
'The drop in shootings last month is certainly a positive and hopefully is a trend,' says Staff Sgt. David Graham of the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) Firearms Investigation Section. 'The EPS has built a strategy to not only fully investigate every shooting and the individuals and groups involved but also trace the origins of the firearms in an effort to work towards prevention.'
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Edmonton police say shootings have gone down from last month. (Supplied)
Of the eight reported shootings in May, seven were believed to be targeted and five resulted in reported injuries. There was one death as a result of a shooting last month.
Police also seized 56 firearms in May, contributing to a total of 312 seized so far this year. Last year at this time, Edmonton police had confiscated 332 firearms.
