Calgary police are investigating a shooting that happened Sunday night.
According to the Calgary Police Service (CPS), a man was shot just after 9 p.m. and then ran into the theatre entrance of Chinook Centre asking for help.
CPS said they believe the man may have been targeted by four males in a red Honda Civic along 5 Street S.W. The road runs parallel to the back of the mall.
Officials do not believe the alleged shooting was random.
The shooting victim was taken to hospital in non-life threatening condition.
As of 11:45 p.m. Sunday, no other details were known.
It was the third shooting of the weekend, according to police.
“Overall, the shootings that we’ve been seeing are not random,” said Police Chief Mark Neufeld.
“People don’t need to be concerned going about their daily lives and being in danger. But, of course, as we say, there has been a couple of them that have happened — none random — but that have happened at times where it could have put the public in danger and that’s a huge concern for us.”
Officers said there have been 55 shootings in Calgary from Jan. 1 to Aug. 12, 2019.
During the same period last year there were 26 shootings.
In 2017, there were also 55 at this time.
– With files from Global News’ Lisa MacGregor and Kaylen Small
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