Man killed after 30-hour armed standoff with Calgary police
Police say the armed stand‐ off in southeast Calgary that started on Thursday when shots were fired at officers trying to execute a search warrant is "no longer a threat to public safety."
The situation "escalated" around 8:30 p.m. local time Friday, according to police forcing members of the Cal‐ gary tactical unit and RCMP emergency response team to discharge their weapons.
Police say one man was killed.
"The actions of one indi‐ vidual, with a history of weapons offences, put our community and our officers at substantial risk of harm," said Chief Mark Neufeld in a release.
Police are allowing some people to return to their homes, but officers were to remain on scene throughout the night to investigate.
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During a news conference earlier on Friday evening, Supt. Joe Brar with the Cal‐ gary Police Service's opera‐ tional support division de‐ scribed the situation as "un‐ der control" but dangerous saying at that time the risk level remained high because the suspect was shooting at police.
"We estimate more than 100 rounds were fired and we are extremely thankful no officers or bystanders were injured as a result," said Cal‐ gary police in a release early on Saturday morning.
On Thursday, police re‐ ported that shots were fired in the direction of tactical unit officers at a residence in Penbrooke Meadows at 3:30 p.m. during an ongoing actively firearms investigation.
"Several uninvolved peo‐ ple were safely removed from the residence and offi‐ cers spoke with the suspect, requesting he peacefully sur‐ render," said police.
"Approximately 10 min‐ utes later, the suspect began firing a gun from within the home at officers."
The residence is in the 300 block of Penswood Way S.E.
Memorial Drive - a busy thoroughfare in Calgary - was shut down between 52nd Street S.E. and 68th Street S.E. and was expected to re‐ main closed until the incident was resolved.
Residents of the Pen‐ brooke area had been asked to shelter in place, but police posted addresses that would be allowed to return home.
Anyone who had been un‐ able to access their home be‐ cause of this incident had been asked to find alterna‐ tive accommodations for the evening, and could call 403266-1234 for assistance.
See the list of addresses allowed to return home in the post below:
In a Friday morning post to X, formerly known as Twit‐ ter, Neufeld said Alberta RCMP were assisting city police.
The Calgary Emergency Management Agency opened an information centre at the Village Square Leisure Centre at 2623 56th Street N.E. The centre offered snacks, water, showers, phone charging, emotional health support and additional information as it became available.
In a news release issued just before 8 p.m. Friday, police apologized to residen‐ ts for the inconvenience and sense of fear caused by the situation.
"Although we understand the fear, uncertainty and frustration this has caused, these measures are neces‐ sary to protect the public," the statement said.
"We recognize this event has impacted the sense of safety for not only residents of Penbrooke Meadows, but also for Calgarians across the city. There have been on‐ going disruptions with con‐ tinued road closures and ac‐ cess to homes and busi‐ nesses, and we apologize for the inconvenience."
The Alberta Serious Inci‐ dent Response Team will in‐ vestigate the circumstances surrounding the officer-in‐ volved shooting. Anyone needing support can call the Calgary police victim assis‐ tance team at 403-428-8398, or toll-free at 1-888-3277828.