The Edmonton Police Service says shootings are up 42 per cent this year but a U of A criminology professor believes law enforcement could be doing more to prevent such crimes.
Laverne Waskahat, 47, is a convicted violent sexual offender who has a history of possessing, making and publishing child pornography involving toddlers.
Tyler Marshall was just going for some groceries at the Walmart in Kingsway Mall when he was shot during a series of violent events in the parking lot this week, losing a finger.