Date: Thu May  8 16:44:15 2008
Subject: Shots fired in NE Calgary
From: Duty Inspector

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             CITYBEAT - CITY OF CALGARY PRESS RELEASE
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At about 2:30 PM on Thursday the 8 May 2008 police received
several calls of shots being fired in the area of Falconridge
Blvd and 64 Ave NE.

The callers described two vehicles, one apparently chasing
the other with one occupant of the vehicle behind standing up
through the vehicles sunroof and firing what appeared to be a
handgun at the vehicle in front of it.  The vehicles were
being driven northbound on Falconridge Blvd several hundred
meters south of 64 Ave NE.  The first caller last saw the
vehicle turn east bound onto 64 Ave NE.  Subsequent callers
indicated the vehicles went eastbound on 64 Ave possibly to
68 Street NE where one vehicle turned north into the
community of Taradale.  The second vehicle then made a u-turn
and was last seen westbound on 64 Ave. NE.

Officers responding to the call were able to locate several
spent shell casings on the northbound lanes of Falconridge
Blvd. south of 64 Ave NE.  

There are no indications at this time that anyone in the
vehicles was injured or any bystanders due to this
indiscriminate and foolish gunfire and car chase.

At this time police do not know what caused this incident or
where it may have started.

Police are looking for a black or dark green car with a sun
roof that was chasing smaller sized tan or light brown
colored pick-up truck.


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Public Contact Information:

Anyone with any information of who may have witnessed this
incident and has not already talked to police is asked to
call the police at 266-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 222
-TIPS.

Public Email Contact: 

    3-1-1contactus@calgary.ca

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