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1 dead after daylight shooting outside Market Mall in northwest Calgary

First responders took a man in serious condition to the hospital where he was declared dead.

No suspects are in custody at the moment

Market mall in Calgary is visible in this shot that also has a police car.
Calgary police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred outside Market Mall in northwest Calgary Saturday. (Jade Markus/CBC)

Calgary police say they are investigating a fatal shooting outsideMarket Mall in northwest Calgary Saturday.

"Our Homicide Unit is currently on scene investigating the death of a man which occurred earlier today outside of a mall in the northwest," the police said in a release.

According to the statement, police officials arrived at the scene after receiving "reports of shots fired" nearthe south entrance of Market Mallat approximately 2:21 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

Cars at a parking lot are visible with police officers in uniform.
According to Calgary Police Staff Sgt. John Guigon, the first call regarding the incident came in around 2:20 p.m. Saturday. (Jade Markus/CBC)

First responders took "a man in medical distress" to the hospital where he was declared dead.

The statement added that an autopsy has been scheduled for Monday.No suspects are in custody at the moment.

The police arecurrently on the lookout for a "white 2015 - 2016 model Volvo XC60" that was believed to be in the area at the time of the incident.

Cars are surrounded by yellow police tape at a parking lot.
Police briefly locked down the mall and did a sweep for other victims. (Jade Markus/CBC)

Calgary Police Staff Sgt. John Guigon said the first call regarding the incident came in around 2:20 p.m. Saturday and officers wereinterviewing witnesses.

Police locked down the mall, Guigon said, and did a sweep for other victims.

He said the mall has since re-opened. There wasstill an area of the mall's parking lot taped off with dozens of cars surrounded by police tape.

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Corrections

  • An earlier version of this story incorrectly said the shooting took place outside of the west entrance of Market Mall. In fact, it occurred outside of the south entrance of the mall.
    Aug 13, 2023 12:42 PM MT