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Pineridge death deemed homicide, victim believed to have been shot through window of home

Police tape and a CPS unit outside of a Pineridge home on Sunday, Sept. 24. The body of Ali Shaiet, 58, was found inside and police have deemed it a homicide. Global News

The Calgary Police Service has identified the victim of a suspicious weekend death in a northeast neighbourhood and say his death is now considered a homicide.

An autopsy confirmed that 58-year-old Ali Shaiet was the man found dead on Sunday in a home in the 2000 block of 65th Street Northeast, in the community of Pineridge.

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Investigators believe Shaiet had been shot through a window, but have not indicated when the shooting occurred.

Police were originally called to the area at around noon on Sunday for reports of a man in medical distress and officers located Shaiet’s body inside the house.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting is asked to contact the CPS non-emergency line at 403-266-1234 or anonymous tips may be submitted to Crime Stoppers.

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