The loved ones of a woman who’s believed to be the victim of a homicide in Calgary are heartbroken and looking for answers to her death.
A GoFundMe page has been set up for the family of Jelisa Maschki, who died in hospital after being found in medical distress on a northwest Calgary pathway at just 23 years old.
Calgary police say just before 4 a.m. on Dec. 9, a passerby found a woman in medical distress on the Nose Creek Pathway near 32 Avenue NE and Deerfoot Trail.
Police ruled her death a murder on Dec. 18, and say it is the “result of a fatal altercation” that happened between 9 and 11 p.m. on Dec. 8.
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Maschki’s friends and family describe her as “the sweetest, kindest, most respectful and beautiful soul and person.”
“Jelisa was the kind of person who would do anything for anybody she cared about and loved, and it’s extremely heartbreaking that something like this could happen to her,” the page reads.
Police are asking for security or dashcam footage from anyone who was in the Deerfoot Trail and 32 Avenue NE, and 32 Avenue between Deerfoot and 36 Avenue NE, between 9 and 11 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8.
Investigators are also urging anyone who used the Nose Creek Pathway around the timeframe to contact them at 403-266-1234, or anonymously through CrimeStoppers.
The GoFundMe has a fundraising goal set for $3,000 to help with funeral costs and other related expenses.