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Calgary police officer injured in city park shootout released from hospital

Calgary Police say an officer who was shot on Monday during a brazen gunfight in Edworthy Park, with a member of organized crime, has been released from hospital.

Calgary police officer injured in city park shootout released from hospital

A Calgary police officer who was shot twice during a shooting in Edworthy Park on Monday has been released from the hospital and is recovering. The incident occurred around noon when police pulled over a black truck and the driver began shooting at officers before fleeing on foot. The chase concluded with the suspect, believed to be an organized crime figure, dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound that was discovered floating in the Bow River.

The suspect's age and identity have not been disclosed by police. An investigation by Alberta’s police watchdog is currently underway into the circumstances surrounding the suspect's death.

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