Victim of Calgary SE targeted shooting identified
Posted Dec 15, 2022 10:22 am.
Last Updated Dec 16, 2022 5:57 pm.
Calgary police say the victim of a targeted shooting Thursday has been identified on Friday following an autopsy.
The victim is identified as 40-year-old Ashley Aaron Cuthbert Mawdsley, and is from Calgary.
Officers say the shooting happened in the southeast community of Douglasdale Thursday morning.
It happened around 8:30 a.m. on Douglas Ridge Circle. The victim was found dead at the scene.
A Calgary Police Service vehicle at the scene of a shooting in Douglasdale in Calgary on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. (James Payton, CityNews Calgary)
Officers say Okotoks and Foothills emergency services responded to reports of a vehicle fire at around 9:40 p.m. on 296 Avenue E, just south of Calgary.
Police found a “burnt-out” SUV in Foothills County matching a vehicle description that police say is connected to the fatal shooting.
The vehicle is a white 2022 Ford Expedition, which officers say the suspect(s) used when they filled up a container with gas to use later in burning the SUV near Foothills County.
UPDATE #3 – Thanks to information from witnesses and help from the public and media, we can now identify more specific details and timelines for which we are seeking dashcam footage in relation to the fatal shooting in Douglasdale on Dec. 15, 2022.
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On Friday, police said in a statement that they are collecting more dashcam footage for a few areas:
- Douglasdale Boulevard SE eastbound between 8:30 and 8:40 a.m.
- Southbound on Deerfoot Trail, travelling toward Highway 552 between 8:30 and 8:45 a.m.
- Southbound on Range Road 291 in Foothills County between 8:45 and 9 a.m.
- Eastbound on 296 Avenue E to the 6400 block between 8:45 and 9 a.m.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police at 403-266-1234 or leave a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
