UPDATE: On March 13, 2025, ASIRT released its report and concluded that given what happened, the police officer firing his weapon was “clearly covered” by “self-defence provisions” in the Criminal Code. You can read the report in its entirety by clicking here.
Calgary police confirm a man is dead after an officer was involved in a shooting in the Red Carpet section of the Penbrooke Meadows neighbourhood on Wednesday morning.
Officers arrived at the scene just before 11 a.m. and afterwards were seen taping off an area near some mobile homes in the Calgary Village mobile home park.
“CPS was called to the 6200 block of 17th Ave. S.E. for reports of a domestic incident inside a residence involving a person in crisis,” explained Kevin Dyrgus, acting Staff Sgt. with Calgary police.
“Upon police arrival, one man exited the residence with a knife and ran towards officers.”
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Dyrgus said one officer fired a TASER at the man, while another shot him with a gun.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, where police said a knife was recovered.
Investigators said no officers were hurt during the shooting.
There’s no information on the man, whether he lived at the home, or how many other people may have been involved.
Reporters on scene saw an elderly man being treated by EMS, whom Dyrgus confirmed was also in the home at the time of the incident.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is taking over the investigation. Police were at the scene into Wednesday afternoon holding the area until investigators arrived.
Neighbour Richard Woodford lives just one block from the home.
“We got back from the mall around 11:30, and came across all the police vehicles and a line of traffic on the main road,” he explained.
“We didn’t know what went on. Police let us through the barricade and we came home.”
Woodford says he had to show officers his ID before he was let through and when he returned to look for himself, they had cordoned off his street as well.
“I walked down the road and went on the other side of the fence over the corner. I saw all the vehicles, an ambulance, EMS, but no one was telling us anything.”
Woodford only found out what happened when he spoke to Global News.
“We haven’t had any problems like this here in the (mobile) park. We didn’t have any idea something like this would happen.”
Woodford and his wife have lived in the area for about three years, and believes it’s a good community.
“We all watch each other’s properties, there’s never an issue.”
However, he also said he’s not surprised.
“There have been a lot of incidents and trouble in the (Penbrooke Meadows) area with shootings and people with weapons and so on.”
“But on the other hand, I didn’t think it would be at the next-door neighbours.”
Woodford says he doesn’t think the incident will affect his perception of his home community.
“They have security going around here on a regular basis … Everyone that lives here seems to be happy and we all get along with each other.”
ASIRT has confirmed their investigation to Global News, but didn’t provide further details.
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