The Edmonton Police Service arrested Clarence Lawrence around 6pm on Wednesday.
EPS arrested Clarence Lawrence, 25, after one person was killed and two were injured in northeast Edmonton on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. (Supplied) Police asked people in the area of Hermitage Street and Henry Avenue NW to evacuate while they investigated. EPS says the attacks are random. There is a heavy police presence in northeast Edmonton Wednesday, Sept. 7, after one person was killed and two were injured in random attacks, according to the Edmonton Police Service. (Nicole Weisberg/CTV News Edmonton) Edmonton Catholic schools locked their exterior school doors until 5:30 p.m., affecting dismissal at St. School. Around 6:30 p.m., the Edmonton Catholic School Board confirmed that the alarm had been lifted and that the students and their families had been reunited. Edmonton Public Schools also locked the exterior doors at Homesteader, Belmont, Sifton and Overlanders schools. Dismissal at those schools was also delayed until 5:30 p.m., when all four schools began dismissing students with the help of police. Students at Belmont School were asked to stay away from windows while they waited in the building. A parent sent this photo from inside Belmont School on September 7, 2022, as the school was put on alert due to a person in the area with a sharp weapon. CTV News Edmonton spoke to Lesley, a parent of two children at St. Maria Goretti. “I haven’t been told much, all I know is that there are a few people who have been stabbed and injured, we are not allowed to take our children. Everything is on lockdown right now,” he said. Mayor Amarjeet Sohi tweeted about the incident on Wednesday, saying his thoughts are with everyone affected by the tragedy. This is a developing story. more information will be posted as it becomes available.
