Suspicious death under investigation after body found in south Edmonton alley

Edmonton homicide detectives are investigating a suspicious death after a man’s body was found in an alley on Monday afternoon.

Officers cordoned off an alleyway in the area of 77 Street and 92 Avenue, in the Holyrood neighbourhood, at around 1:20 p.m.

Edmonton police said early Monday afternoon it was too early to say how the man died. Officers were going door to door in the area to try to gather more information.

Upwards of seven or eight police vehicles were coming and going from the scene at around 2:30 p.m.

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About half of the alley was blocked off by police tape. Officers hung up a blue tarp around a set of garbage cans in the alley.

Police said an autopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.