Calgary police believe a man who was shot in Cranston early Monday morning attempted to drive himself to the hospital.
In a news release issued Monday afternoon, the Calgary Police Service (CPS) said officers were called to reports of shots fired in the 400 block of Cranford Park S.E. just before 3 a.m.
Not long after, police said they got a different call about an injured man believed to be suffering from gunshot wounds who was asking for help from residents in the 1000 block of Cranston Drive S.E. The two locations are at least four kilometres apart.
Police said when they got to the second location, they learned “the injured man had driven himself a short distance before crashing his car into a parked vehicle.”
It was after the crash the man tried to get help from nearby residents.
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According to the release, officers administered first aid until an ambulance arrived. EMS told Global News early Monday the man was taken to hospital in critical, life-threatening condition.
In an update Monday afternoon, police said the man underwent surgery and was still in hospital but had been upgraded to stable condition.
CPS said they do not believe the shooting was a random attack. There are no suspects currently in custody.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the CPS’ non-emergency line at 403-266-1234 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.
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