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Man found dead in Whyte Avenue-area apartment is Edmonton’s 4th homicide victim of 2018

Police at a Whyte Avenue-area apartment building on Monday, March 12, 2018. Marlon Nunez was found dead in an apartment building in the area of 107 Street and 83 Avenue Sunday, March 11, 2018. Dean Twardzik, Global News

An Edmonton man found stabbed to death in an apartment building north of Whyte Avenue is the city’s fourth homicide victim of 2018, police said Wednesday morning.

Marlon Jair Nunez, 39, was found dead in the apartment building on 83 Avenue near 107 Street at approximately 5 p.m. on Sunday, after police received a call from a concerned family member.

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An autopsy done Tuesday determined he died from stab wounds. Nunez is Edmonton’s fourth homicide victim of 2018.

Police are looking to speak with anyone who may have details about Nunez’s death, or information about where the man was before he died.

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.

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— With files from Caley Ramsay, Global News

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