Murder of Vermilion man under investigation: RCMP

An RCMP patch is seen on the shoulder of an assistant commissioner, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

The death of a man in a town east of Edmonton on Wednesday afternoon is being investigated as a homicide, RCMP says.

Officers were called just after 12 p.m. to a Vermilion residence on 52 Avenue, where they found a 30-year-old man dead, according to a Friday news release.

Mounties spoke to the person who found the body and called in the major crimes unit for the investigation.

A man was initially arrested at the scene but has since been released. RCMP have not given further details on why he was arrested or let go.

An autopsy was scheduled in Edmonton for Friday.

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