A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a man facing multiple charges related to a pair of shootings west of Edmonton last year and an extortion scheme targeting members of the country’s South Asian community.

Police held a news conference in Edmonton on Friday to talk about their investigation.

The man police are looking for was first arrested in Red Deer on Nov. 17, 2025 in connection with an RCMP investigation into reports of shots being fired at a home in Parkland County on Oct. 31 and Nov. 6. The home is located in the Spring Meadow Estates area, about 25 kilometres west of Edmonton. Police said their investigation led to a firearm being seized. The suspect was released from custody shortly after but a Canada-wide warrant was later issued for the man.

The RCMP said the man wanted in connection with the shootings is a foreign national. He is also wanted by the Canada Border Services Agency on a Canada-wide immigration warrant

Police said investigators have since linked the firearm they seized to seven other unrelated shootings across the country.

Investigators said they believe the people in the Parkland County home that was shot at were being threatened and that the threats were an extortion attempt.

Cpl. Mitch Rondeau with Parkland RCMP said the victims were being asked for a significant amount of money.

“Extortion in Canada is a serious criminal offence,” he told reporters. He noted that many extortion attempts target members of the South Asian community.

Rondeau said extortion-related crimes are on the rise across Canada, and the RCMP will collaborate with other jurisdictions experiencing that same trend.

Police said their investigation of the Parkland County shootings led to information about two other incidents in which someone shot a gun from a moving vehicle. On. Feb. 11, Edmonton police arrested a man in connection with those incidents. They said the man is a foreign national who is being held in custody and who has been charged with two counts of discharging a firearm with intent as well as other weapons offences.

On Feb. 13, RCMP — with the help of Edmonton police — arrested another man in Edmonton. They said the man is also a foreign national and has been charged with several weapons offences, including one count of discharging a firearm with intent. During a search of the home that the man was arrested in, police said officers seized a firearm that investigators believe is “consistent with that used in both Parkland shootings.”

Police said investigators believe these two men were not directly involved in the Parkland County shootings, but believe they may be part of the same group that they believe the man they arrested in Red Deer is part of.

Parkland County Mayor Rod Shaigec said there were some concerns about communication between RCMP and residents during the investigation.

“It is important to recognize those concerns, but it’s also critical to understand that on complex investigations such as this, operational discretion is often required, and that was the case here,” he said.

“This level of confidentiality is necessary to ensure that investigations are thorough and can lead to formal charges and a successful prosecution.”

Rondeau acknowledged that communication could have been improved during the process. He said police are encouraging victims of extortion to contact local authorities.

RCMP said they are continuing their investigation into the Parkland County shootings.

In a news release issued Friday, Insp. Kevin McGillivray of the Parkland RCMP spoke about the importance of law enforcement agencies collaborating when it comes to extortion investigations across Canada.

He specifically mentioned RCMP collaboration with other law enforcement agencies in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario.

“By collaborating with our external partners … we have been able to make progress with not only our investigation but with many others,” McGillivray said. “Open dialogue, partnerships and collaboration is key to moving these investigations forward.”