ABOVE: Police are investigating the death of a man in the community of South Calgary. Gary Bobrovitz reports.
CALGARY – The Calgary Police Service Homicide Unit is investigating a man’s death in the community of South Calgary, whose family says he didn’t deserve to die.
“We didn’t think this would ever happen,” said the victim’s brother-in-law, who wished to be identified only as Dale. “We have been taking care of him for quite a while, we are just…we don’t know what to do right now.”
Robert Marx, known as “Joey” by his family, had fallen on hard times. Neighbours said he’d been sleeping in a parking garage below the building in the 1500 block of 28th Avenue S.W. last week, but had been invited to stay in one of the units by a resident who offered the man his couch.
Officers were called to the apartment around 1 a.m. on Monday by a man who said there was an unwanted guest in his apartment.
When police arrived, they found 45-year-old Marx suffering from serious injuries.
He was rushed to the Foothills Medical Centre by EMS, but was pronounced dead upon arrival.
Police have taken the man who lives at the apartment into custody, and say he and Marx were known to each other.
An autopsy is expected to take place on Tuesday.
Neighbours tell Global News the building where the incident occurred is a transitional housing complex, and the residents who live there often throw parties and can sometimes be heard fighting.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
With files from Sarah Offin
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