Shooting on Calgary Transit bus leaves man in life-threatening condition
CBC
One person is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a shooting on a bus on the east side of Calgary's downtown.
Police were called to Third Street S.E. near City Hall at around 11:40 a.m. for reports of a fight involving weapons on a city bus parked outside the Central Library.
A man who police said was involved in the altercation was taken to hospital and was in critical condition from a gunshot wound.
Two men who police said were part of the fight have been taken into custody. Officers were searching the area for others who may have been involved and were continuing to investigate at the scene.
Last week, a rash of recent violent incidents near Calgary Transit stations prompted the city to boost the deployment of peace officers and security staff to "areas of high concern."
A man allegedly stabbed four people and assaulted two others in an attack on April 3. There were also recent incidents at the Lions Park CTrain station and Erlton Stampede station that resulted in injuries and charges.
The announcement of increased safety measures followed various previous initiatives taken by the city in attempts to respond to issues on transit.
Responding to questions during an unrelated press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld called the shooting incident disconcerting, and said it speaks to a wide-scale problem going on in the city.
"Our folks have been out on the transit lines and will continue to be. But that's why, all along, I've been framing this as larger than transit, larger than just LRT. This is going on all over in our city," he said.
"Very disconcerting, obviously. Somebody bear-sprayed. Obviously there were shots fired, and somebody to the hospital in life-threatening condition. That's very problematic."
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