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Investigators ID man found dead at motel in northwest Calgary

A man found dead at a northwest Calgary motel last Friday has been identified as 66-year-old Harry Vincent Jones, police say.

Harry Vincent Jones, 66, was found dead at the Red Carpet Inn on March 15

Police were called to the Red Carpet Inn after a suspicious death on Dec. 21. Police were called to the motel in Montgomery again on March 15 for another suspicious death. (James Young/CBC)

A man found dead at a northwest Calgary motel last Friday has been identified as 66-year-old Harry Vincent Jones, police say.

People close to the victim knew him as Frank, police said in a news release.

Officers were called around 1:10 p.m. on Friday to the Red Carpet Inn at 4635 16th Ave. N.W., where they found a man dead in one of the rooms.

Police say an autopsy has been conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; however, no further details were released.

Officers are continuing to investigate Jones's death as suspicious.

The incident marks the second death at the motel in recent months. 

In December, a 43-year-old woman was found dead at the motel. A man was charged in connection to her death.  

Anyone with information about the most recent incident is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.