A man was killed Thursday night in southwest Edmonton when he was run over by a relative outside a home, police say.
The two family members had pulled up to the house, in the swanky Magrath Heights area, in a car when they got into an argument. "It was instant. The argument erupted as soon as the one gentleman left the vehicle and ended when he was struck by the vehicle," Insp. Brian Nowlan of the Edmonton police said.
The 29 year-old driver then got into a 2011 BMW and fled the scene, police said.
A neighbour who lives just down the street from where the confrontation occurred said she stepped out of her house moments after the man was hit.
"It just didn't seem like it was an accident," Tess Minor said.
The incident happened around 9 p.m. near the intersection of Massey Way and Massey Landing. Police said they arrested a man in connection with the case about two hours later near the legislature.
Homicide detectives are investigating. It would be Edmonton's 35th homicide of the year — the highest in the country, though the city's overall rate of violent crime is down seven per cent from last year.
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