Shots Fired, Molotov Cocktail Thrown Inside Edmonton City Hall, Police Say

Police were investigating a shooting on Jan. 23 at Edmonton City Hall, where a Molotov cocktail was also thrown from the building’s second floor. The Edmonton Police Service said no injuries have been reported. Officers have arrested one person and are doing a sweep of the building. Surrounding roads have also been closed and people are being asked to avoid the area. City councillors and the mayor had been at a scheduled meeting of the emergency advisory committee. Loud bangs can be heard in video footage of the meeting, before people were told to go to a safe location. “There is a serious ongoing situation at city hall and the building is currently in lockdown,” Mayor Amarjeet Sohi said on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter....