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1 dead, 1 critically injured in northeast Calgary shooting; victim identified

WATCH: Police are investigating an early morning shooting in the Rundle neighbourhood that left one man dead. Silvana Benolich reports – Dec 30, 2019

One man is dead and another is in hospital in critical condition following a shooting early Monday morning in northeast Calgary.

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Police received multiple reports of shots being fired in the 100 block of Rundlemere Road N.E. just before 4 a.m.

No one was there when officers arrived but police said a short time later two shooting victims, both men in their 20s, were dropped off at the Peter Lougheed Centre in critical condition.

One victim died a short time later, police said.

“What I heard last night was gunshots,” said Arek Yag, who lives nearby. “My partner woke me up and I heard it and went back to sleep. [I] thought nothing of it.”

Police investigating the identity of the driver

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In a news release Monday, police said the victims were dropped off by a man driving a white 2018 Ford Fusion with Alberta plate CFB-8504.

Police released an image of the vehicle and are looking for anyone who may have information about the driver’s identity.

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Police are looking for a white Ford Fusion that dropped two shooting victims off at a hospital following an early morning shooting December 30, 2019. Calgary Police Service

Officers said Tuesday they found the 2018 Ford Fusion but are still looking for the driver.

Police believe the incident was targeted but added that there is nothing to indicate it is connected to the city’s Boxing Day shooting.

On Tuesday, police identified the fatal victim as Keem Geng, 22.

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Officers added that the victim who survived, also a 22-year-old man, sustained life-altering injuries and remains in hospital in stable condition.

Police said if you have information about the homicide, call the non-emergency number at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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