Pineridge death in June deemed homicide; police identify victim

Police tape blocks off a crime scene in Calgary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Calgary police now say a suspicious death in June in the northeast community of Pineridge was a homicide.

The victim has also been identified as Cody Mitchell Morrow.

The 52-year-old Calgarian was in medical distress when officers arrived shortly before 4 p.m. on June 15 at the 6300 block of Rundlehorn Drive N.E.

Morrow was taken to hospital and later declared dead.

An autopsy was conducted on June 18, with police saying at the time, “The death remains undetermined pending further testing.”

On Thursday, police said the death is a homicide, and that investigation remains ongoing.

“Following months of analysis, investigators believe Morrow’s death stemmed from an assault,” police said.

“Our homicide unit continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death.”

Anyone with information about Morrow’s death is asked to call police at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.