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WATCH: The Calgary police homicide unit is investigating after a body was found in a southwest industrial area. Ina Sidhu has the latest – Apr 12, 2023

A body found in an industrial park in Calgary was discovered in a suitcase, Global News has confirmed.

Calgary police are investigating a report of a body found in an industrial park as suspicious, and homicide investigators are involved.

At around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, police were called to an area outside a complex in the 5500 block of 1A Street S.W. in the Manchester Industrial area. An individual in the area reported a body had been found.

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Investigators were seen gathering evidence from the scene on Wednesday.

An autopsy was completed and police are currently working on contacting next of kin.

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“Next of kin notifications are not yet complete and no further information will be released until those have concluded,” CPS said in a statement.

More to come…

–With files from Paula Tran, QR Calgary.

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