Calgary shooting victim Ryan Korderas says he is lucky to be alive
The Canadian Press | Posted: January 9, 2015 9:51 PM | Last Updated: January 10, 2015
33-year-old plumber grazed by bullet driving past New Year's Eve house party
A Calgary man who was on his way to McDonald's when he was grazed by a stray bullet that went through a car door says he is the luckiest unlucky man alive.
Ryan Korderas says he was sitting in the passenger seat of his friend's vehicle when they passed a house where there was large New Year's Eve party.
"Six shots go off and really it sounded more like a cap gun, or maybe cherry bombs or something," he told CBC News.
He says he felt something hot on his buttock and thought he had been shot, but the bullet only nicked his pants and left a large bruise.
Korderas says his friend didn't believe him until they stopped the car and saw a bullet hole in the door.
"I guess I can cross getting shot off my bucket list... well grazed anyway," the 33-year-old plumber posted to Facebook Jan. 1.
"Good times. Happy New Year! Lol."
Man in custody on unrelated charges
Six other people were shot at the party. Abdullahi Ahmed, 27, later died in hospital.
Ahmed, a Somali-Canadian, was at the gathering with more than 50 people in the southwest Calgary community of Killarney.
Officers responded in the 1900 block of 36 Street S.W. just after 5 a.m. MT on Jan. 1.
Police say an invited party guest was taken into custody as a suspect on Thursday night, but there was not enough evidence to charge him. He is currently being held on unrelated charges.
The 28-year-old is accused of breaking curfew and possessing a cellphone. It is alleged he was out past his curfew on Jan.1.
He faces a number of charges stemming from incidents in Fort McMurray and Bonnyville, including cocaine trafficking, possession of stolen property and weapons offences.
He has also been convicted of motor vehicle theft and impaired driving, court records show.