Calgary police identify victim of deadly shooting
Calgary police have released the identity of a man shot to death in the community of Forest Lawn on Thursday.
Officers were called to the 900 block of 40 Street S.E. for reports of a shooting at 7:20 p.m.
Investigators found a man with gunshot wounds at the scene.
The victim was taken to hospital where he later died.
On Friday, following an autopsy, police revealed the victim was 62-year-old Michael Vesterfelt.
Police say his death is Calgary's 14th homicide of 2024.
Anyone with information about Vesterfelt's death is asked to call police at 403-266-1234.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
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