Charges laid in deadly Shawnessy hotel shooting: Calgary police

Calgary police say charges have been laid in a shooting death inside a southeast hotel this spring. Officers were called to the Super 8 in the 0-100 block of Shawville Road S.E. around 3 p.m. on Monday, March 25, for reports of a shooting. The victim, 29-year-old Liban Abdirahman, was found suffering from gunshot wounds and declared dead at the scene. He was Calgary's fourth homicide victim of 2024. On Thursday, police announced a suspect had been arrested in Red Deer and transported to Calgary.