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Man, 28, critically injured in shooting at northeast Edmonton house party

A 28-year-old man was critically injured in a shooting early Friday morning at a house party in northeast Edmonton.

Police say they were called to the scene at 11326 68th St. shortly around 4 a.m., after a single shot was fired outside a home in the Bellevue neighbourhood.

The victim was shot in the chest and two male suspects fled the scene, a police spokesperson told CBC News.

The shot was fired after a "disagreement" broke out at the party, police said in a news release.

'A single shot was fired'

"One of the people at the party indicated that the party should be over," Insp. Regan James said in an interview at the scene. "Shortly after that, a single shot was fired and a man is in critical condition."

The victim was unresponsive when police arrived, James said. He was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Investigators believe the shooter knew the victim, but the two suspects have not been identified, James said.

Police cars with cruiser lights flashing remained on scene in the hours that followed. They cordoned off an entire block of the neighbourhood.

Officers used flashlights to search the ground, canvassing a crime scene that stretched along 68th Street from 113th Avenue to 114th Avenue.

Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed the shooting to contact police.

"It was a party, so once we start filing through that information ... we'll probably have a better idea of who our suspects were at the party," he said.

"There is really no concern for the rest of the neighbourhood, or anyone else. This was a confined incident to these people. So people should not be concerned."