Edmonton homicide team investigating after Chinatown death

Edmonton police say its homicide team has taken over the case of a man who died after being found unresponsive Thursday morning in the city’s Chinatown neighbourhood.

The Edmonton Police Service says paramedics responded to a storefront near 97 Street and 106 Avenue after receiving a report of the unresponsive man.

Paramedics attempted life-saving measures but the man was declared dead at the scene.

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Edmonton police at a scene in Chinatown where a man was been declared dead. (Photo Credit: Adrienne South, CityNews)


The homicide unit has since taken over the investigation and says an autopsy is scheduled for Friday.

Anyone who may have any information regarding the death, is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.