ASIRT continuing to investigate southwest Calgary shooting
Posted Aug 7, 2026 2:27 pm.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) says an investigation into a police shooting in southwest Calgary is still ongoing.
CPS responded to a home in the 1000 block of Bridlemeadows Manor S.W. after receiving a report that a man was using a bow and arrow in a backyard around 2 a.m.
Police had responded to the same home earlier in the night and learned that a 36-year-old man was not allowed to be at the home or possess weapons under the conditions of his release. Despite this, by the time officers had entered the home.
Officers then tried to speak to the man and asked him to exit the home without any weapons, and after about an hour, the man did exit the home; however, he was armed with a bow and arrow.
As the man tried to approach the officers, they released a police service dog, fired a 40-mm less-lethal impact weapon, and a service pistol in close succession.
Following this, the officers immediately provided first aid before paramedics responded and took the man to hospital in critical condition. He was later upgraded to stable.
ASIRT says that Calgary police have continued a separate investigation into the matter and are pursuing criminal charges against the man in connection with events leading up to the shooting.
