CALGARY -- An autopsy has confirmed the death of a man who had been found in medical distress at a shelter in Victoria Park on New Year's Day was a homicide.
Police had been dispatched to Alpha House, a detox and transitional centre in the 200 block of 15th Avenue S.E., on the evening of New Year's Eve after staff reported an assault outside. The emergency response was cancelled a short time later after the assault victim informed staff he was alright.
On the morning of Jan. 1, the assault victim, who was a client at Alpha House, was discovered inside the facility in medical distress and transported by ambulance to hospital. The man, age not confirmed, died in hospital as a result of his injuries.
A routine autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in the hours following the death confirmed the man's death was a homicide.
The identity of the deceased has not been released as police attempt to notify his next of kin.
Calgary Police Service officials confirm a person of interest has been identified in connection with the fatal assault. The investigation into the death continues.
