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Calgary police investigate suspicious death of man dropped off at ER

Calgary police are investigating a suspicious death, after an injured man died after being dropped off at the hospital.

The man was dropped off at the Peter Lougheed Centre at 4:30 a.m. Saturday

A photo of a large hospital in Calgary.
Police have laid charges after a man brought to the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary in July died of injuries sustained in a fight. (Government of Alberta)

Calgary police are investigating a suspicious death, after an injured man died after being dropped off at the hospital.

Police say the man in his early 20s was dropped off at the Peter Lougheed Centre's emergency department at 4:30 a.m. Saturday. 

He died of injuries that police say were sustained during a confrontation.

Police say it's believed the man was injured in a fight with an unknown individual that happened at 3:30 a.m. at a home in the 100 block of 42nd Avenue N.E., in the community of Highland Park. 

An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.

Police say the investigation is ongoing.