Leduc RCMP continue to investigate after a car rear-ended another on Highway 2 and a driver was fatally shot.
Around 2:50pm Saturday, RCMP say a dirty white or gray pickup truck was seen pulling up next to a black 2012 Honda Civic on the highway near Township Road 490.
Shortly after, police say the truck sped away.
The Honda Civic was pulled to the side of the road.
According to investigators, the driver was shot and killed.
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Cpl. Matthew Howell, a media relations officer with the RCMP, confirmed to Global News that the driver of the Honda Civic was not alone, but could not elaborate on the number of passengers or their ages.
The authorities have not yet released the identity of the victim and are working to identify the suspect vehicle.
It is unclear if the suspect and victim knew each other.
The highway was closed for several hours but has since reopened.
The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit is asking anyone who may know any information or who may have dashcam video to call Leduc RCMP or Crime Stoppers.
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