Homicide detectives from the Calgary Police Service are investigating a fatal stabbing in the city’s southeast.
At about 7 p.m. Thursday, officers were called to the 1300 block of 42nd Street Southeast “for reports of an altercation involving a weapon,” police said in a news release Thursday night.
A teen was found suffering from what police said appeared to be stab wounds.
The youth was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. He was later pronounced dead, according to police.
An autopsy is scheduled for Monday. The age of the teen has not been released.
Several police officers were in the area on Thursday evening. A section of the roadway was blocked off by police tape as officers investigated.
Police have not released further information.
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