Calgary’s unsolved murders of 2024: What we know [Video]

Less than half of the homicides in Calgary this year remain unsolved.

The Calgary Police Service says there were 15 killings this year, compared to 21 overall in 2023 and 27 in 2022.

Of the six homicides where charges have yet been laid, at least four were shootings.

According to a report presented at the November meeting of the Calgary Police Commission, Calgary had 69 shootings as of Nov. 13, a 21 per cent decrease from the same period last year.

Here are details on Calgary’s six unsolved homicides of 2024:

John Wayne Davis – Brentwood home invasion

Police investigate a home invasion in Brentwood on Jan. 4, 2024.

John Wayne Davis, 53, was Calgary’s first homicide victim of the year.   

Officers were called to the 0 to 100 block of Braden Crescent N.W. just after 9 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4 for reports of a home invasion.

One man was found dead in the home, while two other people …