Suspicious death in central Edmonton deemed a homicide

The suspicious death in Edmonton on Wednesday was deemed a homicide after an autopsy was completed on Friday.

Edmonton police said officers responded on Wednesday around 10 a.m. to a weapons complaint in the area of 106^th Street and 80^th Avenue. A man was found with life-threatening injuries; he was later pronounced dead at the scene.

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Alberta’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner completed an autopsy on 32-year-old Jordan McDonald and determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound and the manner of death a homicide.

The investigation is ongoing.

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