Montreal: Seven people have been shot at a New Year's party in the Canadian city of Calgary, and one victim has died of his wounds.

The shooters were not among the victims and police said they fled the scene after they opened fire.

Calgary police place crime scene markers on a street were seven people were shot in a New Year's house party in Killarney. Credit:Reuters

"Apparently the offenders left in a vehicle," a police source told AFP.

It is not clear how many shooters there were or why gunfire erupted at the party.