Death in Shawnessy determined non-criminal following autopsy

CBC

18 March 2024 at 1:05 pm

Police are investigating the suspicious death of a man who was found injured in southwest Calgary on Sunday. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press - image credit)

A medical examiner autopsy has determined that a man's death in the southwest neighbourhood of Shawnessy is non-criminal, according to police.

The man was found at a residence in the 200 block of Shawcliffe Circle S.W. on the evening of March 17, with officers responding to reports of a person in medical distress, police said.

The man was taken to hospital, where he died of his injuries.

As the death has now been deemed non-criminal, police did not release any further details.

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