CALGARY - Calgary police say seven people were shot, leaving two of them in life-threatening condition, after gunfire broke out early this morning at a New Year's Eve house party.
Det. Steve Adair says police received multiple 911 calls just after 5 a.m. reporting gunshots fired (in the 1900 block of 36th Street S.W.) and that by the time officers arrived, the suspect or suspects had already left the scene.
Responding officers located five people in and around the house with gunshot wounds and Adair says two other people later showed up at local hospitals for treatment.
He says that aside from the two in life-threatening condition, the other victims' injuries are minor to serious.
Adair says more than 50 people were at the house party and police are questioning about a dozen witnesses who were taken away from the scene on a city transit bus.
He says police don't yet have a description or know the number of suspects and that investigators “are not getting a great deal of co-operation” from witnesses.
Police have sealed off the scene and the forensics team has been called in to look for evidence, Adair said.
He said police will provide an update on the investigation at an afternoon news conference.
