Calgary Kensington shooting victim identified

Calgary police have identified the victim of a shooting in Kensington Wednesday night that died in the downtown area.

The autopsy conducted Thursday formally identified 23-year-old Edmonton man Omarr Jamal Cameron-Bramwell.

According to officers who spoke with CityNews, the shooting happened between two different parties.

The police investigations indicate the shooting took place in the Kensington Safeway parking lot when they received reports of “gunshots” in the area around 9:30 p.m.

However, officers say a driver in a black SUV approached on-duty Calgary firefighters in downtown Calgary at 6 Avenue and 10 Street SW, seeking help for a passenger who had been shot at the same time.

The members attempted to save him but he was declared dead at the scene.

Meanwhile, investigators say the driver fled the scene before police arrived.

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A residential building near the grocery store, the Lunenberg Apartments, suffered some damage from the gunshots.

Speaking with business owners in the area, there are concerns about the incident happening in such a busy area, saying it’s not typical for this neighbourhood.

Matt Bonaparte, who works and lives in the area, draws attention to glass storefronts and wonders if that’s safe enough.

“Doors should’ve been locked. We got a bullet hole through a window here. This story could’ve been a lot different today, 100 per cent,” he said.

“It could’ve been way worse than a couple of thugs getting on each other.”

The incident came the same morning when a man was stabbed on a Calgary Transit bus in the city’s northeast.

In addition, police say someone had been shot on a bus outside the downtown Central Library on Wednesday.

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Calgary Police Chief Mark Neufeld addressed the safety concerns of Calgarians Thursday while also saying he was “disgusted” with the latest string of incidents.

“When we’re seeing bullet holes in areas of our city … we’re seeing incidents on our transit and other public spaces that are causing people to feel unsafe, causing people to feel like they cannot use transit infrastructure, causing people to feel like they can’t go downtown and engage in all of the things that they want and should do, that is a huge problem, and that can’t be,” Neufeld told reporters Thursday.

He said while violent crime in public areas appears to be up, the city is seeing fewer homicides than in 2022, and crime in Calgary isn’t increasing at a higher rate than in any other Canadian city.

“But they also have an impact on the broader community that lives here, deals with it, and has to process it, and at the same time, I also want to reassure Calgarians that Calgary remains a safe city,” Neufeld said.

Neufeld confirmed those involved in Wednesday night’s shooting were known to each other and involved in organized crime.

Police ask anyone with information about this incident to call them at 403-266-1234 or leave a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

-With files from Shilpa Downton, Hana Mae Nasar, and Tiffany Goodwein

Editor’s note: this article has been updated to correct the time shots were heard.