Shooting in rural area northeast of Calgary leaves B.C. man dead

Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:21:40 +0000

CALGARY — RCMP say a man from British Columbia has died in a shooting in a rural area northeast of Calgary.

Mounties say officers were call out on Thursday afternoon to investigate a complaint of a firearms injury in Rocky View County.

They found a man with a gunshot wound and were unable to save him, despite administering first aid.

The victim, whose name is not being released, is a 30-year-old from Saanich.

Police say the public is not believed to be at risk.

An autopsy is being done by the office of the chief medical examiner in Calgary.