Double stabbing in Huntington Hills unprovoked: Calgary police

At a press conference held Tuesday night, Calgary police said they have a 50-year-old male suspect in custody and offered more details in connection with a double stabbing in Huntington Hills early Monday morning.

Qisong Zhou is facing two charges of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, one count of attempted murder and one count of assault with a weapon.

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Police have maintained all along this attack was targeted and that the victims knew the suspect “very well.”

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They confirmed Zhou did live in the home where the man and woman were attacked but said they could not speak to a motive.

TIMELINE OF EVENTS

Monday Aug. 15 7:45 a.m. Police officers are called to a home in the 200 block of Huntcroft Road N.E. Inside, they find a man and woman who had been stabbed and three children who were unharmed in the attack.

Monday Aug. 15 11:30 a.m. Calgary police announce they are looking for a 50-year-old man in connection with the double stabbing. A description of the man is given but his name is not released. Police also say they do not believe the attack was random.

Monday Aug. 15 10:15 p.m. Police announce they are looking for 50-year-old Qisong Zhou in connection with the stabbing earlier that day.

Tuesday Aug. 16 2:20 p.m. Calgary police release CCTV footage from 10 a.m. Tuesday morning that appears to show Zhou at a Royal Bank in Beddington, less than one kilometre from the crime scene.

Tuesday Aug. 16 4:00 p.m. Two eyewitnesses call police to report seeing a man who looks like Zhou walking along northbound Deerfoot Trail near Airport Trail.

Tuesday Aug. 16 4:50 p.m. Calgary police confirm they have Zhou in custody. Zhou is facing a number of charges including attempted murder. His next court appearance has not been determined.