Edmonton Homicide # 28 – Police investigating suspicious death of a 49-year-old woman in Edmonton

Edmonton police responded to a report of an assault with a weapon at a home in the area of 214 Street and Breckenridge Drive, on December 28th at 8:50am.

Police arrived to find a 49-year-old woman suffering from serious injuries. Despite life saving measures by paramedics, she was pronounced at the scene.

53-year-old Wen Zhou Zhang turned himself into police at 10:15am on December 28th. Edmonton police said Mr Zhang has been charged with second degree murder and possession of weapon for dangerous purpose in the city’s 28th homicide of 2018.

Update court documents have identified the deceased as
Wenlan Bu, 49. Cause of death has been reported as a gunshot wound.

The 2018 Edmonton Homicide Victim List is available here.