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Calgary man charged in McKenzie Towne murder was victim's tenant: police

Calgary police investigate a homicide in the 300 block of Prestwick Terrace S.E. on Monday, April 8, 2024. Calgary police investigate a homicide in the 300 block of Prestwick Terrace S.E. on Monday, April 8, 2024.
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A Calgary man has been charged with murder following a homicide in McKenzie Towne earlier this week.

Officers were called to the 300 block of Prestwick Terrace S.E. just before 8:30 a.m. on Monday for reports of an assault.

Police arrived to find one man dead. The victim has been identified as 46-year-old Joel Aaron Clark of Calgary. 

Officers arrested a suspect a short time later at a nearby shopping plaza on 130 Avenue S.E.

Police said in a Wednesday update that Ryan Kinoshita, 29, had been charged with second-degree murder.

According to police, Clark was Kinoshita's landlord and the pair were living together in the home when a dispute between the two turned deadly.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 403-266-1234.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers.

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