Sleeping child narrowly missed by gunshots in northeast Edmonton, police searching for shooter

Police are searching for this person in connection with shots fired in the Clareview neighbourhood on April 5, 2026. (Source: EPS)

Police want to identify someone they say fired gunshots in northeast Edmonton, one of which hit a home and narrowly missed a sleeping child.

Edmonton Police Service (EPS) responded to calls of gunshots near a schoolyard in the area of 133 Avenue and Clareview Road around 4 a.m. on April 5.

Investigators believe one person fired the gun after they met up with someone in an unknown vehicle.

One of the shots hit a nearby home and went into the bedroom of a young child, but EPS says the house was not targeted.

“A brazen shooting in a residential neighbourhood is concerning, in particular when a child was directly in harm’s way,” Acting Insp. Eric Stewart said in a news release.

Investigators have released photos of both the suspect and vehicle.

Anyone with information about the shooting, suspect or vehicle is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a cellphone. Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers online.