Edmonton police are asking for help in tracking down a possible witness to the stabbing death of an 18-year-old man on Jasper Avenue earlier this week.

Police released security video showing a person walking down Jasper Avenue earlier this week.

It’s that person police are seeking as a possible witness to the slaying of Shane Bird, 18, early Monday morning in the area of Jasper Avenue and 114 Street.

Officers were called to the area at about 1 a.m., after police received reports of a violent incident in the area.

Minutes later, officers arrived on the scene and the victim was rushed to hospital – where he was pronounced dead.

Anyone with information on the identity of this possible witness is asked to call the Edmonton Police Service non-emergency line at 780-423-4567 or #377 on a mobile phone.

Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

The video released Friday by police, showing the unknown male walking eastbound on Jasper Avenue towards 116 Street just before 1 a.m. June 3, is included below: