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Police investigating 2 overnight shootings in Calgary

Police are investigating a pair of overnight shootings in Calgary, with one sending a man to hospital. The incidents are not thought to be connected.

First shooting sent a man to hospital, driver's side door shot in other incident

A man was sent to hospital in stable condition following a shooting overnight in Calgary. (David Bell/CBC)

Police are investigating a pair of overnight shootings in Calgary, with one sending a man to hospital.

The first happened late Thursday. An injured man was found at a strip mall in the 1200 block of 17th Avenue S.W. following reports of gunshots at 11:45 p.m.

He was taken to hospital and is listed in stable condition.

Police said on Friday they believe the shooting was a targeted attack and happened several blocks away, in the 1800 block of11thAvenue S.W.

That's just a block away from where a shooting happened Tuesday evening inside an apartment in the 1900 block of 11thAvenue S.W. A man was sent to hospital in life-threatening condition, but his condition has since been upgraded. It's not known if the two shootings in Sunaltaare connected.

The second overnight shooting happened about 2:45 a.m. in the 3500 block of 17th Avenue S.E. when a bullet was fired through the driver's door of a vehicle.

The driver is co-operating with investigators and police don't believe the overnight shootings are related.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.