Police seek man who shot at motorist in early-morning Erin Woods incident last month
CBC News | Posted: May 26, 2016 4:27 PM | Last Updated: May 26, 2016
Victim says culprit smashed butt of gun on his window, demanding he get out of vehicle
Calgary police are asking the public for information as they look for a man who confronted a motorist with a gun and shot at his vehicle as he fled the early-morning encounter in southeast Calgary last month.
The victim says he was on his way home from work around 4 a.m. on April 15 when he noticed an SUV tailgating him.
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He says the vehicle pulled in front of him, forcing him to stop. The man in the SUV got out and smashed the butt of a gun against his window, police said in a release.
As the victim drove around the man to get away, his vehicle was shot at.
A bullet was found lodged in the engine compartment after travelling through the driver's window, police say.
The SUV is described as a beige- or cream-coloured, older model.
The suspect is white, approximately five feet eleven inches tall, weighing 200 pounds, with a medium build. He was wearing a grey shirt and white ball cap with a black rim.
Anyone with information is asked to call police or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.