The Edmonton Police Service’s homicide unit is looking into a death that happened Saturday morning.
EPS responded to a report of gunshots near 119 Street and Jasper Avenue just before 4:30 a.m.
“I live just behind earls on jasper and we heard three loud claps. There wasn’t a lot of commotion. It was just clap.. clap.. clap.. not like in the movies,” said Lauren, a nearby resident.
“Our window was open and we’re south facing and we thought nothing of it an the next morning we woke up and then the next morning the entire block was shut down and there were police everywhere.”
When officers arrived at the scene, they found a woman dead inside an SUV. An autopsy has been scheduled for Monday.
Police are asking nearby residents and businesses to check their security and dash camera footage between 4 and 5 a.m. on Aug. 30 for anything suspicious.
If anyone has any information, they are asked to contact investigators at 780-423-4567 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.