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COCHRANE, Alberta — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say three people have been shot at a Muslim cemetery just outside of Calgary. COCHRANE, Alberta — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said four men were shot at a Muslim cemetery just outside of Calgary on Friday afternoon.
Sgt. Jack Poitras says the shooting happened Friday afternoon near Cochrane and the three injured people are being treated at Calgary hospitals. There was no immediate word on their conditions. Sgt. Jack Poitras said the shooting happened near Cochrane and the injured people were being treated at Calgary hospitals. A police spokeswoman at the scene said all suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say there was a funeral at the cemetery and a group of people remained at the site following the service. Police said there was a funeral at the cemetery and a group of people remained at the site following the service. Poitras said it appears the shooting involved people who were in the group.
Poitras says it appears the shooting involved people who were in the group and there was no immediate danger to the public. Zouheir Osman, who is in charge of the cemetery, said a service for a 21-year-old man was taking place before the shooting. He said he left shortly before the shots were fired.
Osman said he didn’t believe the shooting had anything to do with the man being remembered at the funeral.
However, Calgary Imam Syed Soharwardy said he spoke with two people who attended the funeral and they suspect the shooting was gang-related.
“It did not seem to be a hate crime,” Soharwardy said. “It looks like it was a turf war or gang war or some type of revenge.”
The funeral was for a Pakistani man named Hamza Nazir, said Soharwardy, who knows the family. He said he doesn’t know the cause of the young man’s death.
Despite police assuring the public there was no danger, a heavily armed police tactical team remained outside the Calgary Foothills Hospital on Friday evening.
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