Homicide detectives investigating death outside downtown Edmonton shelter
The Edmonton Police Service is investigating a death outside the Herb Jamieson Centre on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. (Sean McClune/CTV News Edmonton)
A 39-year-old man is dead after he was found injured outside a downtown Edmonton shelter Sunday afternoon.
The Edmonton Police Service responded to a report of an injured man outside Hope Mission's Herb Jamieson Centre, located in the area of 105A Avenue and 100 Street, just before 5:30 p.m.
The man died in hospital.
Homicide detectives are investigating the 39-year-old's death and an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.
Anyone with information about the death is asked to call Edmonton police at 780-423-4567 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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