{"id":617307,"date":"2026-04-20T20:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/617307\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T20:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:55:11","slug":"2-more-suspects-charged-in-march-extortion-shooting-in-northeast-calgary-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/617307\/","title":{"rendered":"2 more suspects charged in March extortion shooting in northeast Calgary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Calgary police have laid charges against two more men in relation to an alleged series of extortion attempts and shootings earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Feb. 22 at around 2:45 a.m., police were called for reports of a shooting outside a residence in the 8400 block of Saddleridge Drive N.E.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two suspects are believed to have fired multiple rounds into the home from a vehicle. They fled the scene before police arrived.<\/p>\n

On March 4 at around 5:10 a.m., the same residence was once again targeted, when shots were fired at the address by three suspects inside a vehicle.<\/p>\n

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on March 7, patrol officers stopped a vehicle after observing it commit a traffic violation in the 7000 block of Falconridge Boulevard N.E. Officers recognized the vehicle as matching the description of the one believed to be involved in the March 4 shooting.<\/p>\n

Police seized the vehicle and arrested the driver.<\/p>\n

On April 3, police laid charges<\/a> against one man in relation to the investigation while investigators continued to look for additional suspects. Jaskaran Singh, 21, of Calgary, was charged with discharging a firearm with intent.<\/p>\n

His arrest was the second extortion-related arrest made by Calgary police. Earlier that week<\/a>, Rana Cheema, 45, was charged with extortion and uttering threats, connected to what\u2019s believed to be a series of escalating incidents including threats and vandalism at two daycares outside Calgary.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last week, investigators arrested a third man and issued warrants for a fourth.<\/p>\n

Karanbir Singh, 21, has been charged with one count of discharging a firearm with intent. He was remanded into custody and appeared in court Monday.<\/p>\n

And Germanjeet Singh, 22, is wanted on a warrant for discharging a firearm with intent. He is described as 5\u20198\u201d tall, 198 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThese additional charges underscore the strength of our partnerships with our policing partners not only here in the province but also nationally,\u201d said acting Deputy Chief Jeff Bell with the Calgary Police Service Bureau of Investigative Support.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough collaborative efforts and shared intelligence, we are sending a clear message that there is no room for extortion or violent criminal activity in our city or anywhere in our province.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

There have been 41 extortion attempts in Calgary since January 2025, according to police, with 17 of them involving shootings at homes, businesses or vehicles.<\/p>\n

Calgary police thanked their counterparts at the Edmonton Police Service and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for their help with the investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe CBSA is committed to the swift removal of individuals who have misused Canada\u2019s immigration system and pose risks to the safety and well-being of our communities,\u201d said Janalee Bell-Boychuk, regional director general of CBSA for the Prairie region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":617108,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[49,2798,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-617307","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-calgary","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-calgary","10":"tag-canada"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/617108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}