Teen charged after one injured in machete attack at Calgary Zoo parking lot

Random incident likely fuelled by intoxication from drugs and alcohol, Calgary police said

Criminal charges have been laid against a teenager after a random machete attack, likely fuelled by drugs and alcohol, left one person with minor injuries, police said.

Around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, police responded to multiple 911 calls about a person swinging a machete at people and vehicles in the north parking lot of the Calgary Zoo/Wilder Institute.