A 79-year-old man has been charged with aggravated assault following a violent fight earlier this week in northwest Calgary that has now turned fatal.

The altercation happened on Tuesday, around 2:15 p.m. in the parking lot of a McDonald’s near Crowfoot Way and Nose Hill Drive NW.

Police responded to reports of a fight between two men. Upon arrival, officers spoke to both individuals, who declined medical assistance and further police involvement. After confirming the situation had de-escalated and one of the men had left the restaurant, police cleared the scene.

Less than two hours later, just before 4 p.m., emergency crews were called back to the same location for a man in medical distress. The victim was one of the men involved in the earlier incident

He was rushed to hospital in li

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