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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.

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

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