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Police seek suspect after imitation handgun fired in northeast Calgary bank

Police officers were called to a TD Bank on Castleridge Boulevard N.E. on Wednesday for a reported bank robbery. Blake Lough/ Global News

Police are looking for a suspect after officers said an imitation handgun was fired in a northeast Calgary bank on Wednesday afternoon.

Officers were called to a TD Bank on Castleridge Boulevard N.E. at about 4:40 p.m., police said.

A lone male dressed in black reportedly entered the bank and fired an imitation handgun into the air, police said.

No injuries were reported and police did not say what happened before or after the shots were fired.

The suspect left the bank but police said it is not clear if he left in a vehicle or on foot.

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“Nothing was taken,” police said in a Thursday release. “The man’s motive and intentions are not clear at this time and police continue to investigate.”

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The suspect is described as being five-foot-six to six-feet tall between 20 and 35 years old. Police said he was wearing black pants, a black jacket, a white shirt and a dark grey hoodie pulled up over his head. He also had a black and white bandana covering his face and neck with only his eyes exposed.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Calgary Police Service at 403-266-1234.

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