Charges laid in City Hall arson investigation
Posted Sep 2, 2021 3:26 pm.
CALGARY — Calgary police have arrested and charged a man after a residential school memorial outside city hall was set on fire last month.
Around 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 3, security at Calgary’s Municipal Building noticed a man trying to light the memorial on fire before fleeing.
Security extinguished the fire and called police.
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Fire crews and police arrived on scene and found several shoes at the memorial had been heavily burned.
Police say thanks to tips from the public, investigators were able to identify and locate the man responsible.
The accused’s name is not being released on compassionate grounds, as he is a “vulnerable person experiencing some mental health and medical challenges that are believed to have contributed to his actions.”
