Calgary police investigations into 2022 shootings reveal reasons, origins of gun crime
Global News
The Calgary Police Commission got a breakdown of the plague of gun violence in the city on Wednesday.
The day after the 106th shooting incident in the city, Calgary police told the Calgary Police Commission that gun crime continues to be addressed through investigations.
“We know that we’re on pace to break previous record with this level of violence, and it’s already taken too many lives,” CPS Supt. Scott Boyd told the commission.
“The violence can be directly attributed to the wanton and reckless behaviour of a few individuals in our city who do not reflect the same caring beliefs and values that the majority of Calgarians display.”
The number of shootings in the city have eclipsed 2021’s total of 96.
Investigators have been able to determine the circumstances of some of the shootings.
Up to the end of August, 20 were the result of disagreements between individuals, six were drug-related, four were during road rage incidents and two were from robberies for cash. Of the shootings in that time period, 31 are still under investigation and 27 had undetermined motivations.
The report noted that 12 out of 21 of the city’s homicides this year — or 57 per cent — were the result of gunshot injuries.
CPS Chief Mark Neufeld said there was a “shocking” number of guns on Calgary streets now, compared to prior years.
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