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Calgary Active-Shooter Standoff Ends With Suspect Dead and ASIRT Investigation

Police say the man was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.

Overview

  • Officers moved to arrest the suspect around 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the 500 block of Crescent Road NW in Calgary’s Crescent Heights neighbourhood.
  • Police say he fired into a nearby home that had people inside, who sheltered until they were rescued.
  • The man then entered an unrelated residence and shot at tactical officers, striking an armoured rescue vehicle.
  • A woman accompanying the suspect surrendered at about 5 p.m., and police confirmed the man was found deceased inside the home shortly after 7 p.m.
  • No residents or officers were injured, a shelter-in-place order and traffic detours were issued, and the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team was called to investigate.