Suspicious death in southeast Calgary hotel prompts police investigation – Calgary | Globalnews.ca
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A suspicious death in a hotel in southeast Calgary has prompted a police investigation on Monday.
According to a post on social media, police responded to reports of a shooting at the 0-100 block of Shawville Road S.E. in the neighbourhood of Shawnessy at around 3 p.m. Police said one man was located deceased in one of the suites.
Acting Staff Sgt. Juno Brady confirmed to Global News that the incident happened on the fourth floor of the hotel. At the time of the incident, a children’s birthday party was being held in the hotel.
A suspicious death in a hotel in southeast Calgary has prompted a police investigation on Monday.
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A suspicious death in a hotel in southeast Calgary has prompted a police investigation on Monday.
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Brady told reporters on Monday one person is in custody and the Calgary Police Service’s homicide unit is investigating the incident. It is unknown if the shooting was targeted.
“The investigation is still early and we don’t have (anymore) information at this time,” he said. “With an incident like this the entire hotel is a crime scene, so we’re not sure where exactly we’ll find any evidence … The scene is being held at this time.”
–More to come…
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