The Rocky View School Division (RVSD) on Tuesday identified the woman who was killed Sunday night in Calgary as Ania Kaminski, an elementary school teacher in Cochrane, west of the city.
“We offer our deepest condolences to everyone affected by the death of Ania Kaminski,” read a statement posted on the school division’s website.
According to RVSD, Kaminski taught a Grade 1/2 class at Elizabeth Barrett Elementary School in Cochrane and previously taught at an elementary school in Airdrie, Alta., and a middle school in Springbank, Alta.
“She will be deeply missed by many colleagues, friends and students of Rocky View Schools,” the statement continued. “We are grateful for the positive impact Ania has had on the lives of our students and staff over the years.”
The school division added that it is providing emotional support services for students and staff through school administration or the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP) for staff members.
Sunday murders
On Sunday, December 29, police were called to a home in the 0 to 100 block of Kincora Grove NW in Calgary.
The agents found a man in his 70s deceased.
As police investigated, a second victim, a woman in her 30s, Kaminski, was found dead in a home at 11:15 p.m. in the 300 block of Tuscany Ridge Heights NW.
Police say they believe the murder suspect was the dead woman’s husband and the dead man was her father-in-law.
A Calgary Police Service (CPS) spokesperson said Monday it was unclear what happened that night.
“At this time, the timeline is unclear,” Insp. Lee Wayne of the CPS major crimes unit said at a news conference Monday afternoon.
“The CPS were called to Kincora last night at 9.30pm, ie 9.30pm, where we found one of the deceased, the male deceased, and then went to an address in Tuscany where there were additional concerns raised by the family. members, and that is where we found the deceased woman.”
An emergency alert was issued Monday afternoon for a suspect, Benedict Kiminski, whose body was found Monday afternoon.
Police said both deaths on Sunday are believed to have been targeted and domestic in nature.
With files from CTV’s Damien Wood and Michael Franklin
