MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - Calgary Police Service issued a dangerous person alert Monday for Calgary and surrounding area including Mountain View County and the urban centres near it.
An Alberta Emergency Alert was issued Dec. 30 at 12:13 p.m. for Division 6 which extends north from Calgary to include Mountain View County and south of the city south past High River.
“There is a dangerous man armed with a firearm in the areas of northwest Calgary and Bearspaw,” the alert said.
The man is a suspect believed to be involved in the double homicide that occurred on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024 in the communities of Kincora and Tuscany.
Benedict Kaminski, 38, is a white male, six feet tall, with brown and grey hair wearing a grey, red and white shirt, driving a 2022 black Nissan Pathfinder with Alberta plate C L N 5 2 7 6, the alert said.
At approximately 9:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, the Calgary Homicide Unit responded to the 0 to 100 block of Kincora Grove N.W. for reports of a person in medical distress. Upon arrival, officers located a man in his 70s deceased.
As officers continued to investigate, a second victim, who is believed to be the deceased man’s daughter, a woman in her 30s, was located deceased in the 300 block of Tuscany Ridge Heights N.W., at approximately 11:15 p.m. on Dec. 29.
No arrests have been made at this time. Both autopsies are scheduled for Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.
The alert says to not open the door to strangers, report sightings to 9 1 1 and to not post details of police operations to social media.
