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Northwest Edmonton body in vehicle being investigated by homicide detectives

EPS found a body in a white SUV in a residential area (shown above) in northwest Edmonton, Wednesday, March 29. 2023. Global News/Eric Beck

A suspicious death investigation is underway after a body was found inside a vehicle in northwest Edmonton Wednesday morning.

Police were alerted to the scene by reports of a suspicious vehicle near 163 Avenue and 103 Street.

It was in this white SUV that police found the body of a dead male. He has not been identified and his age is not known.

An employee from a daycare in the area told Global News the vehicle was spotted near a green space along 103 Street in the Lorelei area.

Police say the death appears to be suspicious and homicide detectives are leading the investigation. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday.

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Police ask anyone with any information about this death, or who may have seen suspicious activity involving a white SUV (make and model unknown) in the area between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday, to contact EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone.

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Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

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