Man charged for second-degree murder in YYC's first homicide of 2019

A 36-year-old Calgary man is facing a charge of second-degree murder after a body was found by police on Wednesday.

Just nine days into the new year and the Calgary Police Service were called to their first homicide case of 2019 at around 2:15 pm on January 9.

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When officers arrived at a home on the 200 block of Edgepark Way NW in the neighbourhood of Edgemont, they found a deceased man.

The name of the victim has not been released at the request of his family.

Vincent Fong has since been charged with second-degree murder, and police believe the case to be domestic in nature.

An autopsy of the victim’s body is expected to be completed on Friday, January 11.