Suspicious death in southwest Edmonton’s Allard neighbourhood

Homicide detectives are investigating a suspicious death after a man’s body was found Monday evening in a residential alley in deep southwest Edmonton.

A resident told Global News they heard a bang and later saw a body covered in a blanket and blocked off with police tape in an alleyway between Allard Link SW and Arthurs Crescent SW.

The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) said officers responded to that part of the Allard neighbourhood around 6:30 p.m. and found a man dead in the alley.

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As of Tuesday, no information had been released about how the man died, but neighbours told Global News that the man was not recognizable to them.

They said Allard is normally a quiet, friendly community with lots of kids. Having a crime like this happen during the supper hour both shocked and scared them.

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An autopsy for the 21-year-old man is scheduled for Wednesday morning at the Edmonton medical examiner’s office.

No arrests have been made yet. Police are hoping neighbours or anyone who was in that part of Allard Monday between 5:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. can share dashcam footage with police.

As well, anyone with home security footage from the area is asked to contact police at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone.

Investigators are also asking for anyone with residential CCTV from the above timeframe to contact police. Anonymous information can be sent to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

— With files from Sarah Ryan, Global News