Calgary

Man dead, woman in custody following northeast Calgary assault

Police are investigating a suspicious death in northeast Calgary and have taken a woman into custody.

Police believe the assault is domestic

On Friday night, police responded to a fatality at a home in the 4900 block of Rundlewood Road N.E. (Helen Pike/CBC)

Police are investigating a suspicious death in northeast Calgary and have taken a woman into custody.

At about 10:30 p.m. on Friday, police were called to a home in the 4900 block of Rundlewood Road N.E. to respond to a report of an assault.

There, they found a man in his 40s in medical distress, who later died, police said.  

A woman in her 50s was taken from the home and is in police custody. Police said the assault is believed to be a domestic matter, and they are not looking for further suspects.

The Calgary Police Service's homicide unit is investigating. Police tape and vehicles remained outside of a home at Rundlewood Road as of 10 a.m. Saturday.  

An autopsy is scheduled for Sunday.

The homicide unit is investigating the death of a man in his 40s. A 50-year-old woman has been charged with second-degree murder. (Helen Pike/CBC)