02 Apr 2022 • 1 minute ago • 3 minutes reading • 11 comments left over from the police film remain near a homicide scene in an alley behind block 200 of 16th NW Avenue on Saturday, April 2, 2022. A man was shot while in a vehicle in the strait at about 8:30 p.m. Friday. Photo by Gavin Young / Postmedia
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Calgary police are investigating the city’s third suspected death in less than 48 hours after a man was killed while sitting in an SUV in the Crescent Heights neighborhood on Friday night.
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Police said two men left Jerusalem Shawarma on 2nd Street NW around 8:30 pm on Friday night and went to their vehicle. As soon as they got into the SUV, they appeared suspicious and shot with their guns at the vehicle, hitting a man around 20 several times, according to a police statement issued on Friday night. The driver of the vehicle called 911 and drove to the hospital. The SUV arrived at 16th Avenue and the Deerfoot Trail NE, where the occupants met the first correspondents. The victim of the shooting was declared dead on the spot. An autopsy-necropsy is scheduled for next week. Police ask anyone with dashboard footage from East 16 NE to Deerfoot Trail NE from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. on Friday to call 403-266-1234. Anyone with death information is also requested to call. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers.
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Broken vehicle glass and police film remnants remain near the scene of a homicide in an alley behind block 200 of 16th NW Avenue on Saturday, April 2, 2022. A man was shot while in a vehicle in the alley at about 8:30 a.m. Friday. afternoon. Photo by Gavin Young / Postmedia The shooting scene was quiet on Saturday. A Calgary police officer was stationed at the restaurant where the victim was seen shortly before the shooting. A neighbor who declined to be named said he heard four gunshots at the time of the shooting Friday night. Terry Wong, a consultant for Ward 7, which includes the 16th Avenue section where the shooting took place, said he was very concerned about the incident as well as the recent killing of a man who was shot in the back of his truck while stopping at a red light. on the busy boulevard. “(These shootings) have alarmed residents in the Crescent Heights community,” Wong said. “They are worried that the wave of gunfire is coming from other parts of the city and is disrupting the peace of their community.”
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Wong said he had raised his concerns with the local police district and was waiting to hear a status update. “Let’s hope the two shots are not related. “But if they are related, we would like to know what the source is and how we can put it down,” Wong said. Police are also investigating a suspected death in the southeastern community of Radisson Heights. Officers called the Radcliffe Close SE 0-100 block around 1:30 p.m. on Friday for shooting reports. When they arrived, they found a man in life-threatening condition who died shortly afterwards. Police are now searching for a vehicle in connection with the shooting, described as a beige or gray Chevrolet Venture minivan. Police are seeking the help of the public to locate a vehicle believed to be linked to a shooting that took place on the Radisson hills on Friday, April 1, 2022. Provided Photo by Photo Meanwhile, a 16-year-old boy was found dead in the Arbor Lake community on Thursday.
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After receiving reports of an injury around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, police went to a green area behind Block 100 of Arbor Meadows Close NW where the body was found. After an autopsy on Friday, police released the identity of the victim as 16-year-old Jal Acor Jal, whose age has alarmed police. Jal has been described as a budding model who excelled in football and lived with his grandmother. A $ 70,000 Gofundme campaign has since been launched to help pay for Jal’s funeral and support his family. The campaign reports that Jal played on his school’s basketball and soccer team and recently spoke with the coach and his family about going to the states to pursue a basketball career. “He loved his family and friends so much that he would do anything to make them happy and put the needs of others above his own,” the campaign said. Police said it was not yet known if any of the three deaths were linked. [email protected]
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