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Police respond to shooting in south Edmonton

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Police are asking residents to avoid the scene of a shooting in south Edmonton around noon Monday. Homicide investigators will lead the investigation.

Officers have secured a scene in the Cavanagh neighbourhood

A marked Edmonton police cruiser parked in front of a residential building under construction.
Police are asking citizens to avoid an area in the Cavanagh neighbourhood of south Edmonton while officers investigate a shooting. (Trevor Wilson/CBC)

Police are asking people to avoid the scene of a shooting in south Edmonton as homicide investigators are dispatched to the scene Monday. 

In an advisory issued shortly after 1:20 p.m., police asked residents to avoid the area of Cavanagh Blvd S.W. and 30th Avenue S.W.

Police said officers are responding to a shooting that occurred in a residential area around noon in the Cavanagh neighbourhood. 

There are no immediate concerns for public safety and responding officers have secured the scene, police said.

Homicide investigators will be leading the investigation.

More to come.

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