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Police investigate possible homicide at Varsity apartment complex

Police are investigating a possible homicide in the northwest Calgary community of Varsity.

A woman died in hospital after being admitted with significant injuries

Calgary police are investigating a suspicious death at a condo complex in Varsity. (Mark Matulis/CBC)

Police are investigating a possible homicide in the northwest Calgary community of Varsity.

At approximately 7 p.m. Tuesday, police said they were notified that a woman had been admitted to hospital earlier in the day with "significant injuries that were suspicious in nature."

The woman died in hospital at 1:45 a.m. Wednesday.

The Calgary police homicide unit was brought in to investigate.

Police said a homein the 3500 block of 49thStreet N.W., located a few blocks from Market Mall, is currently being held, pending the outcome of the autopsythat is set for Thursday.

Homicide investigators are investigating a suspicious death at a condo complex in the northwest Calgary neighbourhood of Varsity. (Mark Matulis/CBC)

A neighbour in the building said police have been at the Cedar Gardens condo complex investigatingsince Tuesday night.

"It's shocking because it's generally quiet and it's a nice neighbourhood, and we don't hear about that kind of stuff," said Therese Carter-Edwards.

Police said as it's early in the investigation, no information is available at this time.

With a file from Elissa Carpenter