Man charged in two NE Calgary shootings 24 hours apart
Posted Nov 14, 2022 3:07 pm.
Last Updated Nov 15, 2022 6:28 am.
Calgary police charged one man on Monday in connection with two shootings — one leaving one person dead — in northwest Calgary.
Investigators believe the suspect, 25-year-old Taylor Roan, committed both shootings, the first in Castleridge on Nov. 11, and the second in Falconridge the following day.
Police arrested Roan on Sunday on outstanding warrants related to Friday’s shooting.
He is charged with second-degree murder, attempted murder, and robbery with a firearm.
The first shooting happened Friday at around 7 a.m. on Castleridge Close in the victim’s home.
Police say the suspect “confronted the man at his home, shot him and fled.” Police allege that the vehicle the suspect took off in, a black Jeep Cherokee, was stolen.
As for the second shooting, police received reports of gunshots along Falconridge Place NE on Saturday around 7:30 a.m.
When they arrived, they found one man who appeared to have been shot. The man, who was identified Monday morning as 41-year-old Nathan Ward of Calgary, died on the scene.
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Officers say the man did not know the victim in the Castleridge shooting but allege his motive was robbery.
Investigators don’t know the motive behind the Falconridge shooting.
Roan is expected to appear in court on Nov. 15.
Saturday’s shooting was the city’s 24th homicide of the year.
Anyone with information regarding either shooting is asked to call police at 403-266-1234 or leave a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
