Calgary shooting leaves 1 dead
2 in custody, police looking for 3rd person
Last Updated: Saturday, January 1, 2011 | 7:06 PM MT
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The interesection of Third Street Southwest and Third Avenue West in Calgary. (Google)Calgary police have a couple of suspects in custody after the city's first homicide of 2011.
About 1 a.m. Saturday, police responded to complaints about gunshots in the area of Third Street West and Third Avenue Southwest.
They found a man in his 30s in the street and another man in a nearby vehicle. The men were taken to hospital, where one was declared dead. The other is in stable condition.
Police are seeking a third person in connection with the incident.
Edmonton and Toronto police also reported the first killings of 2011 on Saturday.
With files from The Canadian Press
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