1 dead in southwest Calgary shooting, police say
A woman is dead following a shooting in the southwest Calgary community of Haysboro on Saturday, police said.
Police found a woman in her 20s suffering from what are believed to be gunshot wounds at approximately 4:30 p.m. in the 8700 block of Horton Road S.W., according to the Calgary Police Service.
First responders attempted to save the woman's life, but she was declared deceased at the scene, police said.
They added that they were responding to reports of gunshots in a house's parking garage.
Police believe the shooting was targeted. An investigation by the force's Homicide Unit is ongoing, and as of Saturday afternoon no suspect was in custody.
An autopsy of the woman's body has been scheduled for Tuesday, police said.
The Calgary Police Service is asking anybody who witnessed the shooting or has footage of the area at the time of the incident to contact police by calling 403-266-1234.
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