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Police looking for person of interest in Bankview homicide

CBC News | Posted: November 24, 2016 8:25 PM | Last Updated: November 25, 2016

Investigators want to talk to Zachery Frederick Rider, 36, of no fixed address

Media | Calgary police seeking person of interest in Bankview homicide

Caption: Investigators looking for Zachery Frederick Rider of no fixed address

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Calgary police want to talk to a person of interest relating to the death of a 58-year-old man in Bankview on Tuesday, which has been deemed a homicide.
​Police are looking for Zachery Frederick Rider, 36, of no fixed address.

Image | Zachery Rider

Caption: Police are looking for Zachery Rider, who may have information about the man found dead in a residence in Bankview. (Calgary Police Service)

"This was not a random attack," Staff Sgt. Michael Cavilla told reporters at a news conference Thursday.
Police believe the victim knew his attacker.

Image | Bankview body

Caption: Police on the scene where a body was found on Tuesday afternoon. (Meghan Grant/CBC)

The victim, Richard Pember of Calgary, was found in his apartment in the 1800 block of 17th Street S.W. Tuesday afternoon after his roommate alerted the fire department earlier in the day.
An autopsy on Wednesday confirmed the death was a homicide.
Rider is described as Aboriginal, 180 pounds and 5'8".
Police say Rider is known to police, but they wouldn't confirm if the victim was known to police.
Police don't believe residents of the building, which is transitional housing, are at any risk related to the incident.

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