University of Alberta Campus 3 Dead + 1 Crit

[StylinRed]

Armored car robbery

3 armoured car workers killed in shooting at University of Alberta
Edmonton police manhunt begins after shootings in apparent robbery attempt

Three employees of an armoured car company are dead and a colleague is in critical condition following an attempted armed robbery at the University of Alberta in Edmonton this morning during.

“Tactical were called out, as were canine unit … Homicide has been called out,” said Scott Pattison, an Edmonton police spokesman.

“What I can tell you is that three people are dead.”

All four victims are employees of G4S Security.

"Our hearts go out to our victims' families and to all our employees at the Edmonton branch," Robin Steinberg, a spokesperson for the security company, told CBC News. "It is just devastating.

Steinberg says the employees would have been armed while on the job.

The shootings happened inside HUB Mall, which houses residences for students.

Student Ravedh Seeberath told CBC News that he heard the shots around 12:30 a.m. MT while studying in the mall.

"As I was walking down, that's when about 30 tactical officers were rushing toward me, passing me with complete firearms … the whole works, and police dogs," he said.

"That's when I went back to my books, grabbed what I could, and told the other ladies in that little study area that we should get out of there."
'Busting down the door'

The bodies were reportedly found by volunteers from Safewalk, an organization that provides escorts to students on campus at night.

They say they investigated after hearing a thud to find a wounded man behind a locked door beside a bank of ATMs in the mall.

They then contacted campus security.

Ian Breitzke, 21, watched from his window as police arrived at the scene.

“They end up busting down the door and ended up pulling out all the bodies that were in there. They pulled out a couple that I could see were dead,” he said.

“After a few moments after that they pulled out the man who was still alive … EMS ended up taking him to hospital.”

Police say they are now searching for suspects in the shooting, but are working with little information.

“Whether it is one suspect, two suspects, numerous … we have no details of that at this time,” said Pattison. “You could call it a manhunt.”
University offers help

A university administration statement released Friday said the school is "saddened about those who lost their lives last night, and we extend our condolences to their loved ones.

"The safety and security of our students and staff is our first priority, and our campus protective services are working closely with Edmonton police," the statement said. "Counsellors are available to students living in the residential portion of HUB. If there are students directly affected by this tragic incident who feel they cannot take exams scheduled for Friday, they can defer those exams per our existing procedures."

The statement said residents in the HUB Mall will be able to leave the building but will not be allowed to return until the mall is reopened.

Other parts of the campus are operating normally.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...-shooting.html <<video etc

Three dead after University of Alberta shooting - News1130

[Akinari]

Just saw this on the news. All these recent shooting are getting on my nerve

To the three victims, RIP.

[StylinRed]

local shootings especially

surreys had a shooting like every other day lately

but we dont care to post about it anymore :/

[Gridlock]

My brother-in-law was robbed while working in an armored truck for brinks. Went in to do an ATM, came out and the truck was gone.

It didn't take them long to realize the driver was involved.

"they had guns!"

"You had an armored truck"

Case closed.

[EmperorIS]

damn...

for a second there I thought someone did +1 critical damage

[GGnoRE]

RIP

[GLOW]

that's some crazy stuff

[Gumby]

Wow that's ballsy...

Article doesn't say how many armored trucks were there. 4 workers makes me think 2 trucks?

[Presto]

I would say that's a successful robbery. The report says the armored truck was found, and it was empty. I wonder how much cash was taken?

[SolidPenguin]

Originally Posted by Gumby

Wow that's ballsy...

Article doesn't say how many armored trucks were there. 4 workers makes me think 2 trucks?

Sometimes there could be up to 4 in one truck. I have seen times where 3 or even 4 guys go to get the cash where 1 or 2 stay in the truck outside.

[StylinRed]

Originally Posted by Presto

I would say that's a successful robbery. The report says the armored truck was found, and it was empty. I wonder how much cash was taken?

oh so they did get away with a car

damn

[van_city23]

thats sad to hear. Must have been well planned out if they got away.

[7seven]

Inside job?

News1130 ‏@News1130radio
UPDATE: Edmonton police say the suspect in #UofA shooting this AM, Travis Baumgartner, was a colleague of thee guards who were killed.

[Presto]

He's a suspect now, and has a warrant for his arrest:
Murder warrants issued in Alberta armoured car shootings - News1130

EDMONTON (NEWS1130) - Police say a man they considered a person of interest in the fatal shooting of three armoured car guards at the University of Alberta is now a murder suspect.

Supt. Bob Hassel says warrants have been issued for the arrest of Travis Brandon Baumgartner for first-degree murder and attempted murder.

Police say the 21-year-old worked with the victims at G4S Security. They're still trying to find Baumgartner.

Hassel says police have "reasonable and probable grounds" to believe Baumgartner is responsible for the shootings.

The shooting happened at a banking machine at the campus HUB Mall, a block of shops, eateries, and student apartments.

"The university was quickly put into lockdown. It has its own protocols and it remains in lockdown now. It's a crime scene, so students are required to stay remain in their dorms," explains police spokersperson Scott Pattison.

"Our hearts go out to the employees and their families during this tragedy," G4S Canada spokesperson Robin Steinberg tells the Globe and Mail newspaper.

"The university is saddened about those who lost their lives last night and we extend our condolences to their loved ones," says the university on its website. "The safety and security of our students and staff is our first priority and our campus protective services are working closely with Edmonton police."

The university said counsellors are available for students living in residence at the Hub Mall.

"If there are students directly affected by this tragic incident who feel they cannot take exams scheduled for Friday, they can defer those exams per our existing procedures."

The university says students who live in residence at Hub Mall can leave the building, but can't go back until 7 p.m., when the mall will re-open.

The rest of the university is operating as normal, as are exams.

"We will do everything we can to help our community deal with this terrible event."

[The_AK]

Originally Posted by Presto

I would say that's a successful robbery. The report says the armored truck was found, and it was empty. I wonder how much cash was taken?

where did it say that?

[Presto]

Originally Posted by The_AK

where did it say that?

I'll repeat: in the report (aka the link in the OP)

[The_AK]

Originally Posted by Presto

I'll repeat: in the report (aka the link in the OP)

No shit in the report, I meant WHERE in the report. I might have missed the part where it said that the truck was found empty.

Anyways,
after scanning it again I came across this section:

Police located a G4S armoured van, abandoned and empty, about 70 blocks east of the university, and less than 200 metres away from the company's Edmonton property.

So yea, looks like he succeeded at that part. What's his next move? I say he has a boat ready in Vancouver and is planning on heading across the border.

[fT-z33wor]

EDMONTON - Police have a person of interest in the fatal shooting of three armoured car employees at the University of Alberta.

Travis Brandon Baumgartner, who is 21, is an employee of security company G4S and was with the guards on an ATM delivery overnight at HUB Mall.

Read more: Person of interest in armoured car shooting is employee of security company

[InvisibleSoul]

Guy looks like a douche.

[willystyle]

Not sure if any of you guys notice, but I've seen incidents now where G4S and Brink will only do pickups with 1 guard (the other in the truck), while they used to with 2 or 3.

[Manic!]

Originally Posted by willystyle

Not sure if any of you guys notice, but I've seen incidents now where G4S and Brink will only do pickups with 1 guard (the other in the truck), while they used to with 2 or 3.

Yep they have cut back to save money. There should be 3 people per truck. one in the truck t all times, one to carry the cash and one to watch his back. Now you only have two. Now the person carring the cash also has to watch his own back. Guards were not happy when companies started making changes.

[westopher]

This is going to end with a police standoff, with a bullet in this guys head. Wether its from him or a cop. Then 4 (or more) people are going to be dead, for absolutely fucking nothing.

[Zoidberg]

The guy's facebook profile picture



Yup, definitely a murderer....

[shawnly1000]

BREAKING: Sources tell @GlobalEdmonton U of A shooting suspect Travis Baumgartner captured at B.C.-Washington border.

[StylinRed]

thought he'd be out of the country the very morning he/they committed the robbery