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Two people have been charged and police are combing the country for a third suspect after dozens of rounds were fired outside a lounge in North Edmonton at around 2:45am on Saturday.
Seven people were maimed by the bullets at the time, and one of them, since identified as Imbert George, 28 years old, has since died in hospital of his multiple injuries. Two of of the other victims are still at death's door, and continue to be treated in hospital.
The incident occured just outside of the Ertale Lounge in the vicinity of 124th Street and 118th Avenue,
| ...not one of Edmonton’s nicer neighbourhoods, one suspects... |
and local authorities suspect that gang-related activities and issues may have had something to do with the shooting.
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Mohamod Mohamod,
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22 years old, and Said Ibrahim, 23 years old, were both later found, arrested and charged with first-degree murder, as well as multiple counts of discharging a firearm with the intent to endanger life.
The third suspect has been positively identified as Said Osman, 27 years old. Police are conducting a "Canada-wide" search for Osman, who is wanted for the same crimes as the other two suspects.
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