Calgary police are treating the death of a 26-year-old woman at a northwest residence on Sunday as a homicide and are looking to talk to anyone who may have attended a party at the home the night before.

Police were called to a home in the 0-100 block of Ranchlands Bay N.W. at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday for reports of a suspicious death and found a woman dead at the scene.

The victim has been identified by family as Christa Cachene, 26, of Calgary and police say she was found by a friend who was supposed to meet up with her on Sunday.

“The autopsy is still underway so we cannot disclose cause of death,” said S/Sgt. Colin Chisholm, of the CPS Homicide Unit. “From our investigation we believe it happened sometime after midnight, Saturday night, Sunday morning.”

Police are waiting for the results of an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

“It appears there was some violence that took place within the residence,” said Chisholm.

Investigators believe that a party was held at the home on Saturday night and they are hoping to talk to anyone who may have attended the event.

“We don’t believe it was a large party. We believe there was approximately, eight to twelve people at this party,” said Chisholm. “There were some friends that we know of that were there. Whether she knew everybody that attended well, we can’t speak to that.”

Officers also looked into reports of a car prowling early Sunday morning and are working to determine if the two incidents are connected.

Police say the address is known to them and that Cachene has two children who were not home at the time.

"We've been to the residence before on unrelated matters," said Chisholm. "The children were not home at the time of the incident."

Anyone who may have been in the area at the time is asked to contact police at the non-emergency line at 403-266-1234 or the Homicide Unit Tip Line at 403-428-8877. Tips can also be left anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers using any of the following methods:

TALK: 1-800-222-8477
TYPE: www.calgarycrimestoppers.org
TEXT: tttTIPS to 274637