Alberta RCMP search for suspect after fatal highway shooting near Leduc

Alberta RCMP say a suspect remains at large following a fatal shooting on a highway south of Edmonton earlier this month, with investigators still working to determine a motive.

According to an RCMP news release, the shooting occurred near Leduc on the afternoon of March 14. Witnesses reported seeing a pickup truck pull up alongside a car before speeding away.

Police say the driver of the car had been shot. He managed to pull over to the side of the road, where he later died. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said officers have since located the grey pickup truck believed to be involved, but have not identified or arrested a suspect.

Investigators are continuing to piece together the circumstances leading up to the shooting, including whether the victim was targeted. RCMP have not released the victim’s name.

Jaskaran Sandhu, president of the Alberta chapter of the World Sikh Organization, identified the victim as a 22-year-old international student who was travelling to see the Canadian Rockies for the first time.

The shooting has raised public safety concerns in the Edmonton region, particularly along busy commuter routes connecting Leduc and the provincial capital. RCMP are asking anyone with information or dashcam footage from the area at the time to contact police.