Southern Alberta hockey player dies after falling from Calgary highrise [Video]

Editor’s note: While homicide detectives were called in to investigate, police and an autopsy eventually determined the death was a not criminal in nature.

The southern Alberta hockey community is in shock, mourning the sudden death of a young man beloved in the community.

O’Shea Red Crow, 21, from Siksika Nation fell to his death on Sunday in Calgary at a Victoria Park condo tower.

The Calgary Police Service said officers were called at 5 a.m. to the 1100 block of Third St. S.E., after a man reportedly fell from a highrise balcony and landed on a vehicle below.

Upon arrival, police said the man was found in medical distress and taken to hospital in life-threatening condition, where he died of his injuries.

Investigators sectioned off the scene for several hours as they collected evidence and spoke with witnesses.

According to residents in the building known as The Guardian, there are dozens of short-term …