Man dead after targeted shooting in Calgary’s Legacy neighbourhood: police

The Calgary Police Service Homicide Unit is investigating after a man died in a shooting in the city’s south on Tuesday.

Police responded to reports of shots fired at a park near the intersection of Legacy Parade S.E. and Legacy Lane S.E. at 3:50 p.m.

EMS said when paramedics arrived on scene, they found police performing CPR on the victim.

“Nearby residents reported that a person in a vehicle had been shot, and when our officers arrived, they found a man dead on scene,” police said in a news release.

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“The person or people responsible had fled.”

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Police were still searching the area for suspects and evidence as of 5 p.m.

“It is early in the investigation but, at this time, it does not appear there is any further danger to the public and the shooting appears to have been targeted,” police said.

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Anyone with information about the shooting should call the police non-emergency line at 403-266-1234, the homicide tip line at 403-428-8877 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.