2 shot dead in northeast Calgary neighbourhood

Two people are dead after a shooting incident in the northeast Calgary community of Redstone on Tuesday night.

Police say they responded to Redstone Manor N.E. just after 8 p.m.

They found a man and a woman who had beenshot.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene and a woman was rushed to the Foothills hospital with a large police escort in critical, life-threatening condition. She was later pronounced dead from her injuries.

Police saidat least one suspect wasstill at large late Tuesday,although they did not give adescription.

"At this time there are no concerns for the safety of the general public," police said in a post on Facebook.

The homicide unit is investigating.

"It is surprising to me, because I don't know what is happening, I have never seen this in four years. This is something new for me," saidRamat Qureshi, who lives in Redstone, a new community just northeast of the airport.

"It kind of scares me because I have two kids."