Southwest Division members responded to a weapons complaint in the parking lot of a hotel near the Whitemud Freeway and Gateway Boulevard, at approximately 4:25 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018.
It was reported to police that a male occupant of a black Ford Escape approached two occupants of a white Suzuki Grand Vitara, smashing the passenger-side window with afirearm, before shooting out the front passenger tire and fleeing the area. Both vehicles were last witnessed travelling westbound down the Whitemud Freeway.
Police were again summoned to the same parking lot at approximately 10:30 p.m. Saturday, afterlearning the same Ford Escape had returned to the hotel. Southwest Division patrol officers approached the vehicle and observed a sawed-off shotgun in plain viewinside the vehicle.
The occupants of the Ford Escape were found to be associated to a suite in the hotel. In total, four suspects were eventually arrested without incident; two in the lobby of the hotel and two in a suite. Police also discovered two handguns in the suite during their investigation.
Sheldon Morrison, 33, Amber Sunshine, 21, Dominic Weber, 21, and Nickole Steiner, 26, are all facing multiple weapons-related charges. Weber is also facing a charge of possession of a controlled substance, after police discovered quantities of heroin (1.9 grams) and fentanyl (seven pills) on his person.
Anyone with information about this shooting incident and/or the whereabouts of the white Suzuki Grand Vitara, is encouraged to call the Edmonton Police Service complaint line immediately at 780-423-4567, #377 from your cell phone or the Edmonton Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit your tip online at www.tipsubmit.com.
