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Man killed by police after woman, baby reportedly shot in west Edmonton home

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Man killed by police after woman, baby reportedly shot in west Edmonton home. (2026, September 14). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/police-shooting-west-edmonton-9.7342935?cmp=rss

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Quick Summary

On Sunday morning in west Edmonton, police responded to reports of a shooting at a home where a man allegedly shot a woman and an infant before being confronted by officers upon arrival. The 36-year-old suspect was killed after he ignored verbal commands from three officers who then fired their weapons. Two women and one baby were injured but survived with non-life-threatening injuries; the police watchdog ASIRT has been called in to investigate the incident.

Written by AI on 2026-09-14, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

On Sunday morning, in west Edmonton near Donsdale Drive and 45th Avenue, a woman called police after her infant was reportedly shot. Upon arrival, officers found a 36-year-old man armed with a firearm who opened the front door but did not comply with verbal commands from three officers, leading to them discharging their firearms. The man died at the scene, while an infant and two women sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to hospital. No police officers were injured. ASIRT (Alberta Serious Incident Response Team) was notified to investigate this fatal incident involving serious injury or death to determine if there was any officer misconduct.

Written for “Police Shooting Investigation Edmonton” on 2026-10-31, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.

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Claims extracted

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Uncertain

22%

2 of 9 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")

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74/100

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Who wrote this

No reporter is named on this article, beyond the feed's “CBC”.

Topics

Alberta EMS EPS Edmonton Edmonton Police Service

Subjects

EPS ORG · 3× Edmonton GPE · 3× Alberta GPE · 2× ASIRT ORG · 1× EMS ORG · 1× Edmonton Police Service ORG · 1× The Police Review Commission ORG · 1× the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team ORG · 1×

Narrative

EPS said that officers responded to a residence in the area of Donsdale Drive and 45th Avenue Sunday morning where it was reported that a man with a firearm entered the home and shot a woman and infant inside.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-14

2026-09-14 · CBC News

Man killed by police after woman, baby reportedly shot in west Edmonton home · mixed framing

Claims (9 extracted, 2 hedged)

Man killed by police after woman, baby reportedly shot in west Edmonton home Alberta's police watchdog is investigating the incident Alberta's police watchdog is investigating after Edmonton police officers shot and killed a man armed with a firearm, following reports the man shot a woman and an infant at a home in west Edmonton Sunday. uncertain

man → kill → Edmonton

Edmonton Police Service said in a news release Sunday night that the man, 36, died at the scene. asserted

man → say → scene

man → say → woman

According to police, when officers arrived at the scene they were "met by witnesses and the injured parties and immediately began establishing containment of the residence. uncertain

they → accord → residence

" The 36-year-old man then opened the front door armed with a gun and when he did not comply with verbal direction, three officers discharged their firearms, EPS said. asserted

EPS → open → firearms

The EPS tactical emergency medical support team attempted life-saving measures, but the man died at the scene, police said. asserted

police → attempt → scene

An infant and two women were treated and transported to hospital by EMS with non-life-threatening injuries. asserted

infant → treat → injuries

No police officers were injured. asserted

officers → injure → ?

The Police Review Commission was notified about the incident and has since directed the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) to investigate. asserted

Commission → notify → Team