Lethbridge Police have charged three people with first degree murder after the body of a 34-year-old woman was found in a southside motel room.
Two males are currently in custody, and an arrest warrant has been issued for 23 year old Melissa Christelle Tidlund of Pincher Creek.
On December 28, 2024, police responded to reports of a suspicious death at a motel along the 2200 block of 7 Avenue South and located a deceased female, later identified as Christina Webber, inside a ground floor room.
Police determined on December 26, 2024, two males and one female, who were all known to Webber, attended her room. The interaction, involving a firearm, resulted in Webber’s death.
The three subjects removed property from the room and fled in an SUV, which was later parked along the 500 block of 7 Avenue South and set on fire.
Webber’s body was transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Calgary, where an autopsy confirmed the manner of death as a homicide.
During the course of the investigation, police obtained and executed search warrants at multiple properties in the city.
On December 29, police arrested a 28-year-old male as he was leaving the Lethbridge Correctional Centre after serving a weekend sentence for unrelated offences.
On December 30, police executed a warrant at a home along the 200 block of 19 Street North and arrested a 36-year-old male following a short standoff with members of the Tactical Team.
28 year old Drew Austin Waters of Cranbrook, B.C., is charged with first degree murder, arson to property, and possession of a prohibited firearm. Waters is remanded in custody and scheduled to appear in court on January 27.
36 year old Kyle Douglas Doddridge of Lethbridge is charged with first degree murder and arson to property. Doddridge is remanded in custody and scheduled to appear in court on January 8.
Efforts to locate and arrest Tidlund are ongoing. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact police at 403-328-4444 and reference file 24025352. Tidlund’s photo is included for release.
LPS wants to advise the public that this was an isolated incident and there is no further risk to the public.
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