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Police say man died after shots fired at officers during Calgary vehicle stop

Parts of Edworthy Park remained closed on Aug. 10 after an operation that began with a vehicle stop in the Spruce Cliff neighbourhood; the province's police oversight body is investigating.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 11, 2026, 9:56 p.m. ET
Parts of , described by CityNews as a popular city park, remained closed on Aug. 10 after a police operation in southwest . Accounts of where the encounter took place differ: CityNews reported the setting as , where police said a chase occurred, while The News reported it as a traffic stop in the Spruce Cliff area, where police stopped a vehicle. said officers stopped a vehicle in Spruce Cliff at around 11:45 a.m. and that an occupant of the vehicle fired shots, according to reporting by CityNews and The News. Insp. Darren Smith of the Service said a man "discharged rounds at our officers and our officers returned fire," The News reported. Police said the man was "subject to a self-inflicted gunshot wound," Smith said, and The News reported that investigators could not yet determine whether police gunfire also struck him. The suspect is , according to both outlets. No other casualty figures have been stated by police, and no identities have been released. Police issued a "dangerous person alert" at around noon, warning that they were looking for an outstanding suspect in the park, and said at around 12:45 p.m. that the alert had ended along with the threat, CityNews reported. The Service and the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT), the province's police oversight body, are the responding agencies, according to both outlets. The incident is no longer active. Guidance to the public was reported differently by the two outlets: CityNews reported that several entrances to remain closed, that the public including motorists is asked to avoid the area, and that road closures are in place along Bow Trail SW and Sarcee Trail SW; The News reported that police issued a dangerous-person alert urging nearby residents to remain indoors and that the alert was later cancelled, although parts of remained closed. . If you or someone you know is struggling, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day: call or text 988.

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  1. Version 212 Aug 2026, 01:56current

    Adds Calgary police statements attributed to Insp. Darren Smith, including that shots were fired at officers, that officers returned fire and that the man was subject to a self-inflicted gunshot wound with police gunfire not yet ruled in or out; notes conflicting accounts of the setting and public guidance; adds crisis line.

  2. Version 112 Aug 2026, 00:10

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