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Fatal shooting at Calgary hotel a targeted incident, say police

Police said they responded to a complaint of shots fired at the Super 8 hotel on Shawville Road S.E. on Monday afternoon.

Officers responded to complaint of shots fired Monday afternoon

A hotel is surrounded by police tape.
Calgary police responded to a report of a shooting on Monday at this Super 8 hotel on Shawville Road S.E. A man was found dead at the scene. (Rebecca Hunt/CBC)

A shooting Monday at a Calgary hotel that left one man dead is believed to have been a targeted incident, Calgary police now say.

The victim has been identified asLiban Abdirahman, 29, after anautopsy completed on Tuesdayby the Office of the ChiefMedical Examiner.

Investigators believe the incident "occurred in the suite where the man was found and presented no risk to other hotel guests," according to a release sent Tuesday afternoon.

Police said they responded to a shots fired complaint at the Super 8 hotel on Shawville Road S.E. at around 3 p.m. on Monday.

Upon arrival,police said they located one man who was suffering from what appeared to be gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A man was taken into custody, but police said he has since been released without charge and no other arrests have been made.

"Our homicide unit is in the process of speaking with witnesses, gathering information and reviewing CCTV footage," said the release.

With files from Jo Horwood