Mother killed 7-year-old son before taking her own life: Calgary police

Mother killed 7-year-old son before taking her own life: Calgary police

June 11, 2026 10:52 pm MST.

Officers were called to the northeast community of Temple on Wednesday for a welfare check, finding two people dead inside the home. Autopsies determined the 7-year-old boy’s death was a homicide and his 42‑year‑old mother died by suicide.

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