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Man found injured in Strathcona Park has died

Jan 11, 2017 | 1:05 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB — The Medicine Hat Police Service has confirmed the man found in Strathcona Island Park on New Year’s Eve with life-threatening injuries has died.

The man, identified as Jordan Pede, was airlifted to Calgary after being discovered in the park with serious injuries on December 31. Friends said the 24-year-old man was shot, though an official cause of death has not been made public.

An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday, and a preliminary cause of death is expected from the Medical Examiner later this week.

The Police Service’s Major Crimes Section is now investigating the incident as a homicide, and say the initial investigation has determined the incident was drug related.