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Edmonton Police Investigate Four Suspicious Labour Day Weekend Deaths as Charges Filed in Jasper Avenue Killing

Detectives are requesting video tips to help determine causes in the remaining three cases.

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Investigators on site after a person was found dead under suspicious circumstances at a house fire near 59 Street and 119 Avenue in Edmonton's Montrose neighbourhood on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.
An 82-year-old man has died after being found in medical distress in a south Edmonton backyard. Police are treating the death as suspicious.
Police block traffic on Jasper Avenue between 118 Street and 120 Street as they investigate a crime scene on Saturday, August 30, 2025 in Edmonton. Greg Southam-Postmedia

Overview

  • Priscilla McGreer, 39, was identified as the woman found shot in an SUV on Jasper Avenue, and an autopsy ruled her death a homicide by gunfire.
  • Kyle Laumen of Edmonton is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault and breach of probation in connection with McGreer’s death, and police say the two knew each other.
  • An 82-year-old man found in medical distress in a south Edmonton backyard died in hospital, and homicide investigators scheduled an autopsy for Tuesday.
  • A deceased man discovered near river valley stairs is the subject of a homicide probe, with an autopsy set for Wednesday, Sept. 3.
  • Firefighters found a body inside a burned Montrose home, investigators have not yet scheduled an autopsy, and police are seeking the source of an unverified Instagram video as well as any security or dashcam footage.