Calgary police say the Auburn Bay home that was pierced by gunshots early Monday morning was targeted — but targeted by accident.
Officers were called to the 0-100 block of Auburn Meadows View at around 3:30 a.m., cordoning off one side of a duplex with yellow police tape.
What appeared to be bullet holes were visible in the front window of the home.
On Monday afternoon, Calgary Police Chief Const. Mark Neufeld said the homeowners weren’t known to police and while the shooting is believed to be targeted, the residents weren’t who the offenders were looking for.
“Our belief at this point is that this was a targeted incident that involved offenders who got the address wrong,” Nufeld said.
Nufeld was addressing the media following a deadly week on the city streets, which included three overnight killings on the weekend, two fatal shootings and an assault that left a man dead on New Year’s Day.
No one was home at the time of the shooting, Nufeld said, and no injuries were reported.
Residents of the community were shaken by the violent incident.
“I heard four to five gunshots,” neighbour Chris Turgeneon said. “About six months ago this had happened … so it’s kind of startling.”
“We’ve lived here for four years now, and [there’s been] two gunshots in a year — within five houses of us. It’s pretty startling.”
Meanwhile, area resident Katelyn Anderson said she, too, found the shooting to be unnerving.
“I have young kids — lots of people out here have young kids. We kind of thought it was somewhere safe to have them, and now I’m kind of questioning that,” Anderson said.
From Saturday, Jan. 4 at 7:30 p.m. to Sunday, Jan. 5 at 7:30 a.m., police responded to a shooting in the northeast, a stabbing downtown and a burning body in a south Calgary park.
Anyone with information about any of the incidents is asked to call the Calgary police non-emergency number at 403-266-1234. Tips can also be left anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers.
With files from Doug Vaessen
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