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Mounties investigate man’s death west of Calgary

File: The side of an Alberta RCMP vehcile. Global News

RCMP are investigating after a man was found dead in a home on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation west of Calgary early Friday morning.

Police said officers were called to help paramedics around 5:25 a.m. after a man was reportedly found to be in medical distress. The man was pronounced dead on scene when emergency crews arrived.

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Another man, who was also in the house at the time, was arrested on unrelated charges and has since been released.

The deceased has since been identified as 28-year-old Wilfred Junior Amos of Morley, Alta.

The RCMP Major Crimes Unit took control of the investigation and an autopsy has been scheduled for Monday.

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