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Drive-by shooting in Sherwood Park 'not a random act of violence': RCMP

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EDMONTON -

Multiple shots were fired into a Sherwood Park home Monday around 12:50 a.m., according to RCMP.

Mounties say two residents in different locations of the Summerwood subdivision reported hearing either gunshots or fireworks. The callers described the noises as loud "pops," but couldn't say definitively what they were or where the noise was coming from. 

Strathcona County RCMP were dispatched for foot and vehicle patrols in the subdivision, but didn't find anything. 

However, at 7:55 a.m., a resident called police after finding spent shell casings and investigators were able to identify a home involved. 

"The investigation has determined that around 12:50am on August 23rd, 2021, an unknown number of suspects fired multiple shots into a residence before fleeing the area. The occupants of the residence were home at the time of the shooting, however nobody was injured," RCMP said in a statement on Tuesday. 

Mounties said later the home's residents were "unaware" anything had happened. 

“This was not a random act of violence and there is no current threat to the public,” RCMP said in a news release.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Strathcona County RCMP at 780-467-7741 or Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

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