Southwest Division Patrol members responded to a weapon’s complaint at approximately 2:47 a.m. Upon arrival on scene officers found a male victim on the ground in distress suffering from stab wounds. Witness statements suggest a scuffle between several males broke out in the parking lot of a nearby nightclub and culminated with a 26-year-old male sustaining stab wounds in the motel parking lot.
The suspects fled the scene in a white Ford F-150 truck.
The male victim was treated on scene and rushed to hospital by paramedics, where he succombed to his injuries. An autopsy is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Thursday.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Edmonton Police Service at 780-423-4567or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.tipsubmit.com/start.htm.
The Edmonton Police Service is investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred in a motel parking lot near Gateway Boulevard and 45 Avenue, the second fatality in the past 24 hours.