Colton Crowshoe's family relieved police have homicide leads
Stephanie Wiebe | CBC News | Posted: January 27, 2016 11:53 PM | Last Updated: January 27, 2016
Family hopes speaking out will lead to arrests in 18-year-old's homicide case
Colton Crowshoe's family says they feel some relief after police told them there have been developments in the teen's homicide investigation.
By speaking out, they hope to put pressure on any persons of interest in the case.
"With the evidence and strong leads, we now have faith and hope ... that the justice system has heard our prayers and our pleas," Tanya Johnston, Crowshoe's aunt.
The 18-year-old man was found in the Abbeydale area pond in July 2014 after a passerby reported seeing a body in the water. Police are still investigating.
"It's been a long 18 months," said the teen's father Jimmy Crowshoe. "I'm not crying as much as I did before."
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He wiped tears as he described his trouble sleeping, sometimes waking up looking for his son.
He said this latest development is brought some badly needed good news to their family.
At the beginning of the investigation, the family criticized the Calgary police for their handling of the case, saying it wasn't taken seriously enough.
"They didn't care," said Crowshoe.
Despite being absolutely confident investigators have made headway, Johnston said she still has some doubts.
"I'm still very upset that from the beginning, when we asked for help, we were pushed aside."
The family said arrests or charges would bring them relief and would help start the healing process.
"Either way, on this earth or not, justice is going to be served," said Johnston.
Calgary police have not released any updates in their investigation, but are asking anyone with information to call them or Crime Stoppers.