Five dead after University of Calgary student, son of cop, goes on stabbing spree at party

A 22-year-old University of Calgary student went on a stabbing rampage at an off-campus party early Tuesday, leaving five of his peers dead in what the Canadian city’s police chief called the “worst mass murder in Calgary’s history.” Matthew de Grood is also the son of a 33-year veteran of the Calgary police force, Chief Rick Hanson said at a Tuesday afternoon press conference. No motive was offered about the brutal slayings at an all-day house party celebrating the end of the school year. The slash-happy student left his job at a grocery store before he arrived at the party at 11 Butler Crescent N.W., a house just north of the campus where de Grood was an invited guest.

About 20 people were still at the gathering when the knife-wielding student arrived. Cops were called to the gruesome scene about 1:20 a.m. Tuesday. “The suspect arrived at the party, obtained a large knife and targeted the victims one by one, stabbing them several times,” Hanson said. “When our officers arrived, three young men were discovered deceased in the home.” A woman found critically injured inside the home died of her wounds at the hospital, while a man found near death outside on a lawn later died as well, Hanson added.

All the victims were in their 20s and from the Calgary, Alberta area, police said. All the victims of Tuesday morning's mass stabbing were in their 20s and from the Calgary, Alberta, area, police said. A police K-9 tracked the suspect and bit de Grood during the arrest. The man was treated at a local hospital before being released to police custody, where he was later charged with five counts of murder.

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