Major Crimes investigating targeted roadside shooting; seek witnesses and dashcam footage.
Photo: QEII highway near Leduc towards Edmonton (Wikipedia)
A driver is dead after someone in a passing pickup truck opened fire on a car along Highway 2 south of Leduc on Saturday afternoon, prompting Alberta RCMP Major Crimes to launch a homicide investigation and appeal for witnesses.
The shooting happened around 2:50 p.m. on March 14, near Township Road 490. According to RCMP, a witness saw a white or grey dirty pickup truck pull up beside a black 2012 Honda Civic travelling on the highway. Moments later, the pickup accelerated away at high speed while the Honda Civic veered to the shoulder and stopped.
Investigators later confirmed that a weapon had been discharged toward the Honda, killing the driver. RCMP have not released the victim’s identity.
Major Crimes has taken over the file and is working to determine the sequence of events leading up to the shooting, the movements of both vehicles, and the motive behind the attack. Officers are now seeking additional witnesses and dashcam footage from anyone who was travelling Highway 2 near Township Road 490 around the time of the incident.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact Leduc RCMP at 780‑980‑7267. Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers at 1‑800‑222‑8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com, or via the P3 Tips app. Non‑emergency reports within Alberta RCMP jurisdictions can be made by calling 310‑RCMP (7267).
