Dash cam footage wanted in Red Deer death investigation
An RCMP cruiser is seen in this file photo.
A sudden death in Red Deer has been handed over to the Alberta RCMP's Major Crimes Unit to be investigated.
All Mounties said in a statement late Tuesday evening was that they had been called at 6 p.m. to 59 Street between Gaetz Avenue and 54 Avenue for a "person in distress."
They said more information would be provided after an autopsy had been done.
Anyone with information or vehicle dash cam footage from the area between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Feb. 1 is asked to contact Red Deer RCMP at 403-406-2300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Additionally, police asked local residents to avoid the area east of Kerry Wood Drive to 49 Avenue and south of 60 Street (Riverside Drive) to Red Deer River.
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