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Drive-by shooting east of Calgary leaves 39-year-old man dead, 39-year-old woman hospitalized

The RCMP Major Crimes Unit has taken over an investigation ina hamlet east of Calgary after a drive-by shootingleft one man dead and one woman in hospital.

RCMP said they located the suspect's vehicle fully engulfed in flames later that evening

A close-up of the side of an RCMP vehicle.
One person is dead after what RCMP say was a targeted attack outside of a home east of Calgary on Friday. (David Bell/CBC)

The RCMP Major Crimes Unit hastaken over an investigation ina hamlet east of Calgary after a drive-by shootingleft one man dead and one woman in hospital.

At 4:31 p.mon Friday, Langdon RCMP were dispatched to a complaint of a shooting outside a home in the hamlet located about 37 kilometres east of Calgary.

One victim, a 39-year-old male, was pronounced deadat the scene.

The other victim, a 39-year-old female, was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Both the man and the woman were shot outside of a home in the area.

RCMP said they have no suspects in custody, but a vehicle they believe was involved was destroyed after the shooting.

"The suspect vehicle that we believe was involved was located later on in the evening, fully engulfed in flames,"said Cpl. Lacey Blair.

Blair said she didn't know when exactly the vehicle was found.

RCMP said that this appears to be a targeted event and there is no risk to the public.