Man found dead inside bullet-riddled vehicle in Crescent Heights

Calgary police are investigating after a man was found dead inside a bullet-riddled vehicle in Crescent Heights early Thursday morning.

Police were called to the intersection of 12th Avenue and Centre Street north at 4:20 a.m., where a man was reported to be in medical distress.

Officers found a man dead inside avehicle in the middle of the intersection.

A firearm was also found at the scene.

It's not yet known whether the incidentwas a targeted attack, said Staff Sgt. Asif Rashid.

"Suffice it to say that there's nothing to indicate that this was a random incident," he said.

A one-block radius surrounding theintersection was closed for several hours as homicide detectives and the medical examiner investigated.

Police later cordoned off a house in the 200 block of 10th Avenue N.E. and are treating it as a potential crime scene.

An autopsy has been scheduledfor Friday.

Anyone with information is asked to call police or contact Crime Stoppers.

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