Suspicious death was targeted: police

A neighbour heard a gunshotand thenacarracing offbefore a man's body was found inside a northwest Calgary home.

Police said they responded to a 911 hangup callat about 1:30 a.m. and traced it toa home on Edgeridge Green N.W.wherethey found the body of a middle-aged man.

Until an autopsy is completed, police consider the death suspicious. However, Acting Insp. Darren Cave called it a "targeted" incident,because itappears someone walked up to the front door of the home and attacked the person who answered, he said.

The homicide unit is investigating.

"I heard something that sounded like a gunshot and then a car speeding [away] really fast," said Hend Hammouda, who has lived near the Edgemonthome for seven years.

Wan Pheung, who lives across the street from the house, said a couple, their two daughters and a teenaged sonhave lived in thehome for about six years.

Pheungtold CBC Newsshe saw the mother and her two daughters getting in apolice car early Monday morning.

"I find it a very quiet neighbourhood. There's not too much activity going on around here, so it was quite surprising this morning," said neighbour Josephine Frangou, who has lived in the area for 10 years.

Cave added: "For the citizens of Calgary obviously thisis a concern. It is a quiet neighbourhood but as we all know there's no area in this city or any other that's immune to such activity."

Police have not revealed whether or notweapons were involved in the man's death.