QEII shooting: Pickup believed to be involved in fatal shooting recovered

RCMP have recovered a pickup they believe to be involved in a fatal shooting on Alberta’s busiest highway on Saturday afternoon.

The pickup involved in a fatal shooting on Alberta’s busiest highway has been recovered, RCMP confirms.

The grey 2022 Ford F150 is now in police custody.

The pickup is believed to have been involved in the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old Edmonton man on the QEII near Township Road 490 on Saturday afternoon.

Mounties said a grey pickup was seen driving erratically on the highway before pulling up next to a Honda Civic and then speeding southbound down the highway.

The Civic pulled over to the side of the highway. Its driver died on the scene.

“Despite the recovery of the suspect vehicle, police are still asking anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who has dashcam footage of Highway 2, near Township Road 490, at around 2:50 p.m. to come forward,” RCMP said in a release on Thursday.

Anyone with information can contact Leduc RCMP at 780-980-7267 or make an anonymous report to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.