Homeowner stabs intruder in midday home invasion in Harvest Hills, police say

Police say one man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries and they are looking for a second man in connection with a home invasionTuesday afternoon in Harvest Hills.

Calgary police were called to a home in the 200 block ofHarvest Gold PlaceN.E. around 12:30 p.m.

The homeowner told police that two people entered his homeand used bear spray or pepper spray on him.

The homeowner told police he believes he stabbed one of the intruders before they fled in a vehicle.

A short time later, Calgary police were called to Bowness, where a seriously injured man had approached a stranger for help, before running away.

Police searched the area and eventually located the man in the 4600 block of 73rd StreetN.W., and determined that the man in his 40s was one of the suspects in the home invasion.

The man had multiple traumatic injuries, and was taken to hospital in what police describe as serious condition.

Police are still trying to identify and locate the second suspect in what they are calling a targetedhome invasion.

The investigation is ongoing.