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Oct 20, 2026
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3 men charged with 1st-degree murder in west Edmonton trades college shooting
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Hunt was gunned down outside the Alberta Pipe Trades College, near 161 Street and 118 Avenue, on Friday, Oct.
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About 15 minutes after the shooting, RCMP in Parkland County were asked by the Edmonton Police Service for help with handling what was, at the time, a weapons complaint in west Edmonton.
RCMP said the car was intercepted by its emergency response team about 37 kilometres west of the college, near where the Yellowhead and Highway 16A converge west of Stony Plain.
RCMP says suspicious death of man found last year in car was homicide 1/2 View full screen View full screen Next Image A dark grey BMW 325i sedan car driven by suspects who were arrested in the homicide of Justin Hunt at the Alberta Pipe Trades College in west Edmonton on Friday, Oct.
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3 men charged with 1st-degree murder in west Edmonton trades college shooting
By Karen Bartko Global News
Posted October 20, 2026 5:52 pm
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The Edmonton Police Service at the scene of an apparent shooting at the Alberta Pipe Trades College near 161 Street and 118 Avenue in Edmonton, Alta. on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. Global News
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