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Calgary police provide update on homicide investigations after 5 deaths in 1 week
Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld and Staff Sgt. Martin Schiavetta are set to speak to media Monday, as police work to investigate five suspicious deaths that happened this past week.Chief Mark Neufeld speaks about three separate incidents that resulted in deaths over the weekend. 0:00Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld and Staff Sgt. Martin Schiavetta are set…
Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld and Staff Sgt. Martin Schiavetta are set to speak to media Monday, as police work to investigate five suspicious deaths that happened this past week.
Chief Mark Neufeld speaks about three separate incidents that resulted in deaths over the weekend. 0:00
Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld and Staff Sgt. Martin Schiavetta are set to speak to media Monday, as police work to investigate five suspicious deaths that happened this past week.
- Watch live as police speak about the ongoing investigations at 3 p.m. MT
Police said in an emailed release that the deaths aren't thought to be connected but each victim is believed to have been targeted.
“The gun violence is of serious concern to police as it jeopardizes the safety of the public,” police said in the release, adding that the multiple investigations are tying up police resources.
1st homicide of the year
The first incident under investigation is an assault that resulted in a man's death on Jan. 1, an incident that police previously had not announced. Police said the chief medical examiner alerted investigators on Jan. 2 that a routine autopsy deemed the man's death a homicide.
The victim was involved in an altercation at Alpha House around 6:50 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2019. Staff at Alpha House called police to report the assault but cancelled the call at the victim's request, believing the man was OK, police said.
The next morning, at 6:30 a.m., Alpha House staff found the victim in medical distress. He was taken to hospital, where he later died.
Police said the victim's name will be released once his next of kin has been notified. A person of interest has been identified and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
Shooting, fatal assault, body on fire
On Saturday, one man was killed and another critically injured in Saddle Ridge. Police are seeking witnesses who were in the area at the time of the shooting.
Early Sunday morning, police found a man in medical distress at 11th Avenue and First Street S.E. He died in hospital.
Police are reviewing security camera video to determine how many people were involved in assaulting the victim, and witnesses are being asked to come forward.
On Sunday, police found a body engulfed in flames in Fish Creek Provincial Park. Police said the death remains classified as undetermined, as its not yet known if the death was criminal in nature or a suicide.
Police said that victim has not been identified and the body does not match any missing persons report. The victim is believed to be a Caucasian man, who was over six feet tall. Police are asking anyone who may be missing a loved one to file a missing person report if they haven't yet done so.
Officers are also investigating a shooting that left one man dead and another seriously injured in Rundle on Dec. 30.
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