Calgary police say a man is in his 30s is dead after being shot early this morning outside a downtown club.

       They say officers responding to a shots fired call at around 2:40 a.m. found the victim in serious medical distress outside the Junction Underground nightclub on 8 Ave.

       The man was rushed to hospital where police say he died a short time later.

       His name has not yet been released – nor has any suspect information.

       Police meanwhile, say that at around the same time, another man in his 30s arrived at the Foothills Medical Centre with serious, but non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.

       Homicide investigators say they don’t know yet whether the two shootings are connected, but are asking anyone with information about either incident to contact them.

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