Gunshots fired NE Crescent Heights, man with non-life threatening injuries
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MEDICINE HAT, AB – According to a Medicine Hat Police press release, at around 9:00pm last night the Medicine Hat police service was dispatched to the 400 block of 19th Street NE to investigate a weapons complaint.
The investigation determined that an unidentified person approached a victim walking in the area, firing several shots at the person and then fleeing by foot. A Police K-9 unit was deployed, but was not able to locate an offender in the area. One male was injured and is being treated for non-life threatening injuries. Vehicles and fence lines were also damaged during the incident.
The investigation shows that this was likely a targeted attack, and the Medicine Hat Police Service says there is no gneral public safety risk at this time.
The MHPS Major Crime Section will continue the investigation and is asking that anyone with information that could assist the investigation to contact the MHPS at 403-529-8481 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800 -222-8477 (TIPS).Tips may also be submitted (anonymously if preferred) through the MHPS Mobile App, which is free and available to download for both Apple and Android devices by searching ‘Medicine Hat Police Service’ on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
