Edmonton Mayor Calls On Alberta Government For Help After Random Stabbings On North Side Edmonton

The disappointment and shock among the crowd was palpable. “It helps a little, knowing that so many people loved and cared about him as much as I did,” said Brian’s niece, Shaelynn Berland. 3:12 Man killed in Edmonton stabbing hails hero as homicide investigation continues On Wednesday, September 7, around 2:30 p.m., three people were stabbed in the area of Hermitage Street and Henry Ave in the Homesteader neighborhood. Story continues below ad Police said a man stabbed a woman at a bus stop, then went into a nearby wooded ravine and stabbed another woman in a tent. He then left and stabbed Berland multiple times.

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Clarence Lawrence, 25, has been charged with second-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault. There have been several violent fatal crimes in the middle of the day in Edmonton this year. In April, a 16-year-old was fatally stabbed while waiting for a bus at McNally High School. Trending Stories

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In June, two men in their sixties were brutally and fatally attacked in Chinatown. University of Alberta criminology professor Temitope Oriola said not all crimes can be prevented by police. “At times like this, the trend is that the police need more resources. While it looks like a policing problem, it’s really not really a policing problem — this is a societal problem,” Oriola said. “The best we can do is to address some of the underlying social variables that we know provide the atmosphere for violent crime to develop.” Story continues below ad Oriola said the onus is on society to reduce the potential to “produce such individuals.” 2:01 North Edmonton community on edge after random knife attacks North Edmonton community on edge after random knife attacks Edmonton Amarjeet Sohi said the province needs to provide more funding to help address issues that lead to addictions and homelessness. “At the end of the day, these issues are health and related to mental health — addiction crisis and housing crisis — and those are provincial responsibilities,” Sohi said. “We are dealing with symptoms.” The province said in a statement to Global News, “The Government of Alberta will continue to work with the city to provide support to social services and public safety, however, it remains the city’s primary responsibility to ensure safety on Edmonton’s streets.” The province also outlined ways it hopes to prevent violent crime. Story continues below ad “At the provincial level, our work and investments to protect Albertans and improve public safety in communities across the province, including Edmonton, do not start and stop with this safety plan. They also include a provincial policing grant of more than $26.1 million this year, as well as numerous public safety investments made by the province.” Those like Berland’s family aren’t thinking about who should take up the matter — but they hope someone will.

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