Police are investigating a suspicious death after a man was found dead in north Edmonton on Tuesday.
At about 2 p.m., police were called for a welfare check at a multi-unit residential building located at 8215 – 144 Ave.
Officers found a dead man at the building and his death has been deemed suspicious, the Edmonton Police Service said in a news release Wednesday afternoon.
The homicide section has since taken the lead on the investigation.
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The EPS said an autopsy was done on Wednesday, but the cause and manner of the man’s death are pending additional testing.
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The identity of the man is not being released at this time, police said.
Anyone with information about the man’s death is asked to contact police 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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