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Feb. 1, 2022

RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigating Red Deer death

Feb 2, 2022 | 10:20 AM

The RCMP Major Crimes Unit (MCU) has been deployed to investigate a death in the city of Red Deer.

On Feb. 1, at 6:00 p.m., Red Deer RCMP were dispatched to the residential block of 59 Street between Gaetz Avenue and 54 Avenue, for a person in distress.

Red Deer RCMP and MCU are asking that area residents avoid the area east of Kerry Wood Dr. to 49 Avenue and south of 60 Street (Riverside Drive) to the Red Deer River.

No further information will be provided until an autopsy has been completed.

Red Deer RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in this matter. RCMP are asking for any video captured on vehicle dash cams in this area between 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Feb 1.

Contact Red Deer RCMP at 403-406-2300 or your local police. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.