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Man, 41, dead after northeast Calgary shooting

Police received several calls on Thursday eveningabout shotsheard near the Flying J Cardlock gas station around 24thAvenue and23rdStreet N.E.

2 nearby collisions believed related, police say

A black and white police car is parked in an empty parking lot. The text on the car reads 'Calgary police'
Police vehicles at Calgary Police Service headquarters in Calgary on Thursday, April 9, 2020. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)

Calgary police say they believe a fatal shooting in the city's Vista Heights neighbourhood Thursday was a targeted attack.

Police said they were called to the 2500 block of 23rd Street N.E. just after 5:30 p.m. Thursday. There, officers found one man who had been shot. He was taken to hospital in life-threatening conditionand hassince been upgraded to stable.

A short time later, officers responded to two collisions believed to be related to the shooting.

Police sayone man, who appeared to have been shot, was found deadat the scene of a nearby collisionin the 2700 block of 23rd Street N.E.Police have identified that man asGraeme Lee McColm, 41.

Police took one man into custody at the scene of the second collision near the intersection of 26th Street N.E. and Sunridge Boulevard N.E.

Police say one man has been charged with second-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.

Corrections

  • Police previously issued a release that said the victim was found dead at the scene of the shooting. In fact, he was found at the scene of a nearby collision.
    May 19, 2023 3:15 PM MT

With files from the Canadian Press