Police have charged a Calgary man with second-degree murder in the death of Dave Dupuis, whose bloody body was found on a patio in the city's southeast.
Early Thursday, police were called to a condominium complex in the 4900 block of 130th Avenue S.E., where they found Dupuis's body sprawled on a ground-floor patio.
An autopsy on Friday determined that the 22-year-old died as a result of a stabbing.
Investigators said that Dupuis was killed during a fight after a small group of people had gathered in the condo on Wednesday night.
"It was just a verbal altercation that originated inside the residence and moved outside. A physical altercation ensued and the victim was stabbed. We know that a weapon was used and was recovered in the snow at the scene," said acting Staff Sgt. Rick Tuza of the homicide unit on Friday.
Police have charged Richard Michael Sikora, 25, also known as Richard Michael Rancourt, with second-degree murder. He was arrested at a southwest Calgary home about four hours after Dupuis's body was discovered.
Investigators said Dupuis and Sikora knew each other, and that the homicide was not related to gangs or organized crime.