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Pedestrian Hit and Run Leads to Attempted Murder Charges for Fort McMurray Man

A Fort McMurray man who was involved in a pedestrian hit and run has been charged with attempted murder after the Saturday morning incident. Drew Scott, a 21 year old from Fort McMurray, was arrested ad placed into police custody once he was identified. The incident occurred at approximately 5 a.m. on Saturday morning and Scott fled the scene. Because of these factors Drew Scott could also be charged with failure to remain at the scene of the accident and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm as well. The vehicle that Scott was driving struck two pedestrians at the Timberlea intersection of Millenium Drive and Confederation Way. One of the two pedestrians only received minor injuries from the accident but the other pedestrian was not so lucky.

According to police the pedestrian hit and run accident left the second pedestrian, a 30 year old man from the local area, with critical injuries. When first responders arrived on the scene the 30 year old man was determined to have life threatening injuries and he was first transported downtown to the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre. After being assessed at the local hospital the seriously injured pedestrian was transported by flight to Edmonton where he was taken to the University of Alberta hospital where he was later listed as being in critical but stable condition by the hospital. So far the attempted murder charge has not been clarified. Do you think that this was attempted murder by Drew Scott or just a careless accident? Why?

RCMP Makes Arrests in Lac La Biche Attempted Murder

An attempted murder in Lac La Biche has led to the RCMP arresting two individuals in connection with the crime. The incident involved occurred on Friday close to Plamondon, Alta. The Lac La Biche RCMP reported that the crime happened at around 1:30 am Friday when a man was shot and wounded during an argument that occurred alongside the road. The small community is situated around 3 hours north of Fort MacMurray. RCMP Sgt. Henry Van Dorland “Two males approached another male in their vehicles, they were side-by-side basically. A bit of an argument ensued and there was a gun shot at the victim. The victim sustained injuries to the head.” The victim was a male from Plamondon estimated to be around 50 years old, was taken from the scene to the University of Alberta hospital for surgical removal of pellets from his head.

The Lac La Biche RCMP said that two shots were fired during the incident, and two men have been arrested on charges of attempted murder as a result of the police investigation. 24 year old William Conrad Ingram has been charged with attempted murder with a firearm, careless use of a firearm, and unauthorized possession of a firearm. 20 year old Markian G. Kuznetsov has been charged with one count of attempted murder with a firearm and breach of condition charges. So far the reason for the argument that led to the shooting has not been determined by law enforcement. Van Dorland stated “That part of the investigation is still ongoing. We don’t know if it was a party gone sour, or if there was drugs involved or if it was over somebody’s wife or anything of this nature at this time.”