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Edmonton Fire Truck Attack and Fatal Shooting
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Late Friday night in southwest Edmonton, chaos erupted when a fire truck was struck by a car, and the driver allegedly attacked emergency crews with a blunt object before fleeing. The same vehicle was linked to two other hit-and-runs in the area, each involving similar assaults. Officers tracked the suspect to a house where a damaged car was found in a garage; when approached, the 59-year-old suspect, armed with edged weapons, confronted an officer, leading to a fatal shooting. No officers were injured. ASIRT is now investigating, following another officer-involved death in Cold Lake just a day earlier, as the Police Review Commission prepares to enhance reporting on such critical incidents.
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