The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team said one man is dead after police opened fire on a fleeing vehicle in the city’s northwest on Tuesday afternoon.
According to police, the incident occurred shortly after 4 p.m. in the 5000 block of 16th Avenue N.W.
Officers with the break-and-enter unit were moving in on a vehicle to make an arrest when the driver put it in reverse and police opened fire.
ASIRT is investigating @CalgaryPolice officer-involved shooting in #yyc today & can confirm 49-year-old man has died as a result. (1/3)
Two people were taken into custody following the shooting, said police.
One, a 49-year-old man, was hit during the gunfire and later died, according to a post by ASIRT on Twitter.
Police on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in the city’s northwest on Tuesday. (CBC)
No officers were injured.
ASIRT is investigating the shooting and is asking for anyone who witnessed and/or recorded the incident to contact them at 403-592-4306.
Calgary police will be holding a news conference at 9:30 p.m. MT to discuss the shooting.