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Suspect arrested after Canada-wide murder warrant issued in Calgary domestic incident

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Significant developments in two Calgary homicide cases
WATCH: One suspect has been arrested in homicide in Forest Lawn earlier this week, while one suspect has been released without charges in relation to a homicide in Marlborough Park on the same day. Gary Bobrovitz has the details – Nov 16, 2017

A Calgary man has been arrested after Canada-wide warrants for second-degree murder and aggravated assault were issued in a domestic incident in Forest Lawn. Police also found the suspect’s mother in good condition after asking the public for help to locate her.

A man was found dead inside a southeast home, a woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and two young children and their grandmother were exposed to pepper spray Wednesday afternoon.

Watch below from Nov. 15: The homicide unit is investigating after a man was found dead inside a Forest Lawn home Wednesday afternoon. Christa Dao reports.

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Calgary officers pepper-sprayed before finding man dead inside southeast home

Twenty-nine-year-old suspect Deibi Francisco Monterroso Salazar—who uses the alias David—was found Thursday at a Strathmore-area acreage. He was arrested without incident by the Strathmore RCMP and emergency response team, police said.

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“The surviving female victim was estranged from [the] suspect,” Acting Insp. Martin Schiavetta said Wednesday. “The deceased male found inside the residence was a male friend of our surviving female victim that was transported to hospital.”

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Earlier Thursday, police asked for help in finding the suspect’s mother, Mirsa Monterroso Salazar, expressing concern for her well-being.

Police said she was found in Calgary “in good physical condition” and was speaking to investigators.

Watch below from Nov. 15: Calgary police looking for suspect in Forest Lawn homicide

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Calgary police looking for suspect in Forest Lawn homicide

Police said they will release the identity of the victim after an autopsy is completed.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the homicide tip line at 403-428-8877, the police non-emergency number at 403-266-1234, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

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