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Man known to police injured in RadissonHeights shooting

Police initially found no victims at the scene of Tuesday's shooting. However, a wounded man arrived at a Calgary hospital shortly afterward, and police have connected him with the incident.

Shooting occurred near a middle school in Calgary's southeast on Tuesday

A close-up shot of a Calgary police car.
Calgary police responded to reports of gunshots in the southeast neighbourhood of Radisson Heights Tuesday evening. One wounded man who arrived at a nearby hospital was later connected with the shooting. (David Bell/CBC)

One man was injured in a shooting in Calgary's southeast neighbourhood of RadissonHeights Tuesday evening.

Police responded to reports of gunshots heardaround Radcliffe Drive and 28th Street S.E., near Sir Wilfred Laurier School,at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Acting Staff Sgt. Derek Coffyne told CBC News.

Police found shell cases at the scene and initially no victims.However,a short time later that a shooting victim arrived at the Peter Lougheed Centre, and police have now connected that man with the incident.

The man, who is known to police, arrived at the hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition, Coffyne said.

It is still unknown who the shooter was, police said, though they believe aNissan Infiniti G37 wasone of the cars involved in the incident.

Police have not determined whether this was a targeted incident, Coffyne said. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact police at403-266-1234 or submit tips toCrime Stoppersthrough their website or by calling 1-800-222-8477.

Tuesday's shooting adds to a string of recent gun violence incidents in the city. On Monday evening, a shooting was reported in the northeast neighbourhood of Pineridge.

Another fatal shooting in occurred in Radisson Heights on Sunday, and police believe the death to be suspicious. An autopsy for that victim is scheduled for today, police said.

There have been almost 100 shootings so far in the city this year.