Calgary police seek info on van involved in Panorama Hills homicide one year ago

Calgary police hope this dark photo of a minivan will generate tips from the public that will help them figure out who killed Louie Mojica in the northwest community of Panorama Hills last year.

Mojica was found, shot, in the front seat of a Dodge Charger in the 200 block of Panamount Way N.W. just after midnight on Aug. 12, 2016.

He died at the scene.

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"We believe he left his residence, was temporarily stopped, and it was a short time later that he was shot and killed," acting Staff Sgt. Kurt Jacobs said.

Investigators say they have now confirmed that several people were involved in the shooting and they were in a mid-2000s, dark blue Ford Freestar van at the time.

Police released a photo of the van Friday.

"We are hoping it might jog someone's memory of this particular vehicle being seeing prior, after or around that incident,"Jacobs said.

Leavesbehind young son

Marc Tremblay, the stepfather of the victim, saidMojicaleaves behind an eight-year-old son whom he adored.

"Angelo and his son were very close; they played together and went to movies, playgrounds and festivals all the time," Tremblay said.

"I really want his son to have all his questions answered, when he asks them in the future."

Tremblay acknowledged Mojica's involvement with criminal elements, saying it's hard to know "what goes on in a kid's mind," while adding that his stepson was well loved.

"He has a lot of family and friends that miss him," Tremblay said.

"It's very hard for all of us to get any closure without knowing what happened, especially for his mother and his little boy."

How to contact police

Anyone who has information that may be relevant to the case or may have seen the van around the time of the homicide is asked to call the police non-emergency line at403-266-1234or the homicide unit tip line at403-428-8877.

Tips can also be left anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 orwww.calgarycrimestoppers.org.

Police said they are still working to piece together the exactmotive for the shooting but they believe it was a targeted attack.