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Police investigate suspicious death in northeast Calgary

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WATCH (May 4, 2019): One man is dead after an assault in the Rundle neighbourhood on Friday night. Calgary police said a woman is in custody and they believe the assault stemmed from a domestic issue. Michael King reports – May 4, 2019

Calgary police are investigating a suspicious death that happened Friday, May 3 in the northeast community of Rundle.

Police responded to a report of an assault at a home in the 4900 block of Rundlewood Road N.E. at around 10:30 p.m., according to a media release.

When they got to the home, a man in his 40s was found in medical distress and was declared dead shortly after by EMS at the scene.

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Police later confirmed the man who died was Dwane Charles Lanois, 47, of Calgary.​

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Roberta Lynn Wolfchild, 50, has been charged with second-degree murder, police said.

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Officers took her from the home and said they believe this is a domestic matter and are not looking for any other suspects at this time. The homicide unit is investigating.

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