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Calgary police officer injured in city park shootout released from hospital

Click to play video: 'Increase in organized crime linked to rise in violence'
Increase in organized crime linked to rise in violence
Edworthy Park looks a lot different 24 hours after a violent shootout in a Calgary park left one officer injured and a suspect dead. While there are still a lot of questions, as Elissa Carpenter explains, a rise in organized crime brings an increase in threats and violence toward officers. – Aug 11, 2026

The Calgary police officer shot twice in a brazen gunfight in a city park on Monday has been released from hospital.

Police say the officer is recovering and Edworthy Park has since reopened.

Officers pulled over a man in a black truck just before noon when he stepped out of the vehicle and began shooting at police before fleeing on foot.

Click to play video: 'Calgary shooting: Witness caught in ‘very scary’ situation as police shooting unfolds in front of her'
Calgary shooting: Witness caught in ‘very scary’ situation as police shooting unfolds in front of her

The chase ended with the suspect, a man police say was an organized crime figure, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and found floating in the Bow River.

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Police have not released his age or identity.

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Alberta’s police watchdog says it was sent to the scene on Monday and is investigating the suspect’s death.

Click to play video: 'Calgary cop shot, suspect dead after dramatic chase and gunfire in city park'
Calgary cop shot, suspect dead after dramatic chase and gunfire in city park

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