Body of man found in northwest Edmonton home

Police are investigating a suspicious death following a weapons complaint and the discovery of a body in a northwest Edmonton home.

Around 4:50 a.m. Thursday, police arrived at a home near 114 Street and 134 Avenue on a weapons call and discovered the body of an unidentified man in the house.

Homicide detectives are investigating. An autopsy is expected within the next few days.

“We don’t know if there are suspects we need to be looking at at this time,” EPS spokesperson Scott Pattison said. “We need to see what the Medical Examiner confirms which will help investigators with their progress in the investigation.”

Anybody with information on the incident is asked to reach out to police at 780-423-4567 or by calling #377 from a cellphone. Tips can also be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-5477 or online.

With files from Ashley Molnar