Calgary man charged with attempted murder in Lethbridge parking lot mow down
Posted Oct 14, 2025 9:01 am.
Police in Lethbridge have charged a Calgary man with attempted murder after they say he intentionally hit multiple people he knew with his vehicle in a parking lot.
On Friday, Oct. 10, around 6:30 p.m., several calls were made to 911 reporting an incident in the parking lot of the Visitlethbridge.com Arena (formerly the Enmax Centre) along Scenic Drive South.
Callers indicated multiple pedestrians had been run over in the parking lot by a vehicle and two others were narrowly missed.
The driver left the scene before police got there.
Police say a 77-year-old woman, a 77-year-old man and 46-year-old man sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to hospital in stable condition.
The same vehicle then hit a Subaru Outback in the area of Mayor Magrath Drive and Scenic Drive South but didn’t stop, according to investigators.
A short time later, the driver and the vehicle were reported at a convenience store along Bluefox Boulevard North.
The driver went into the the store and tried to buy several items, police explain, but when his card declined, he threatened a staff member and left with the merchandise.
Police eventually found the vehicle and arrested the driver without incident.
Further investigation by Lethbridge police found evidence the suspect intended to hit the victims with his vehicle.
He wasn’t impaired at the time and knew all of the victims, police add.
Christopher David Hegg is now facing five counts of attempted murder, three counts of assault with a weapon, three counts of dangerous operation of a vehicle causing bodily harm, and one count each of dangerous operations of a vehicle, uttering threats, and theft under $5,000.
Hegg was remanded into custody following a hearing and is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.
