Harsimran Singh Birdi, 20, was identified by city police as the victim of homicide a day after he was found dead in an alley along the 9700 block of Harvest Hills Link N.E. last Thursday
CALGARY – Police now say the young Indo-Canadian man found dead in a northwest Calgary suburb Thursday morning was targeted and slain.
Harsimran Singh Birdi, 20, was identified by city police as the victim of homicide a day after he was found dead in an alley along the 9700 block of Harvest Hills Link N.E,” reported Calgary Sun.
Birdi’s body was found by residents about 8:30 a.m. and police quickly cordoned off much of the block.
Reporters who had viewed the scene before police ejected them described it as “bloody,” with the victim’s face severely battered.
Insp. Don Coleman with the major crimes section said there were “signs of violence.”
Police released more information Friday, saying the young man’s slaying was not random.
Birdi’s cause of death, however, is not being released by police, pending further examination after an autopsy conducted Friday.
Hours earlier Thursday morning — at about 2:30 a.m. — residents heard shouts and a vehicle speeding off, but it’s not yet clear if that’s related to Birdi’s death.
Homicide investigators are trying to piece together what Birdi was up to in the days prior to his death.
Anybody who might have information is asked to contact police at 403-266-1234, the homicide unit directly at 403-428-8877 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS.
