Edmonton police are asking residents, pedestrians and drivers to evacuate or avoid the area of Hermitage Street and Henry Avenue in the Homesteader neighborhood as a man is believed to be in the area with a bladed weapon.
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Police said in a statement Wednesday afternoon that two people were seriously injured and one person was killed. The attacks are believed to be random.
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I’m at Hermitage Street and Henry Avenue where the police have cordoned off the scene with tape and several cruisers. Police are searching for a man after one person was killed and two were injured in multiple neighborhood stabbings. pic.twitter.com/uMptDU0vYm
— Hamdi Issawi (@hamdiissawi) September 7,
Police identified the suspect as 25-year-old Clarence Lawrence, a man with curly black hair and light skin who was wearing a dark sweatshirt, gray shirt, beige khakis and white shoes.
Lawrence is considered armed and dangerous, police added, and are warning anyone who encounters him to call 911 immediately.
Police have identified the suspect in multiple stabbings in northeast Edmonton as 25-year-old Clarence Lawrence. He was last seen wearing beige khakis, white shoes, a gray shirt and a dark sweatshirt. Photo by Edmonton Police Service /Provided
“A heavy police presence can be expected in the area as officers search for the suspect,” police said.
Four Edmonton public schools have been placed “on alert” as a result of the incident, spokeswoman Veronica Jubinville confirmed in a statement.
“When a school is on alert, the outer doors are closed and no one is allowed to enter or leave the building, but classes continue as normal,” he said.
Students are being held inside and dismissal has been delayed at Homesteader, Belmont, Sifton and Overlanders schools.
“Families at each school were notified of the late dismissal through SchoolMessenger, our department’s emergency messaging system,” Jubinville said. “More information will be shared with families via SchoolZone later this afternoon.”
Edmonton Catholic Schools spokeswoman Christine Meadows confirmed that St.
Police have released CCTV images of a male suspect believed to be armed and dangerous. Police are looking for 25-year-old Clarence Lawrence who was last seen wearing beige khakis, white shoes, a gray shirt and a dark hoodie. Photo by Edmonton Police Service /Supply
More to come.
