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Alberta’s police watchdog will not be releasing the identity of the gunman who opened fire on Calgary police last month, a decision that has infuriated the head of the Calgary Police Association.

On Friday, a spokesperson for ASIRT, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, said the decision to withhold the gunman’s identity falls within their homicide naming protocol, pointing toward a joint agreement signed by five provincial civilian police oversight agencies.

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On the morning of March 27, police were hot on the heels of a suspect connected to a number of carjacking and armed robbery attempts in the northeast Calgary neighbourhood of Abbeydale.

Uniformed patrol officers were investigating reports of a break-and-enter in the 100 block of Abingdon Way N.E. when they heard the sound of glass breaking and noted flames coming from a nearby garage.

As they approached the garage on foot, shots rang out, striking Const. Jordan Forget, a five-year member of the Calgary police.