"It was kind of in a sarcastic tone," said Maxwell Putnam, a lawyer who was enjoying a latte inside the coffee shop on Whyte Avenue and Calgary Trail. Putnam was sitting near the front window as a man beside him showed off the new Batman comic book he'd just bought. They looked out the window and saw an SUV, flames shooting from the hood, driving down Whyte Avenue. Video circulating online shows a man walking near the intersection of Calgary Trail and Whyte Avenue, carrying a jerry can and dousing vehicles with gasoline before lighting them on fire. Thirteen vehicles were damaged but no one was injured, Edmonton Police Service Spokesperson Carolin Maran said in an email.

Source: CBC News April 13, 2019 20:12 UTC