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New Year's Eve death ruled homicide

Sheldon Johnson, 31, was killed in an Alberta Avenue home on Dec. 31, 2021. (EPS) Sheldon Johnson, 31, was killed in an Alberta Avenue home on Dec. 31, 2021. (EPS)
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The death of a man in an Alberta Avenue home on New Year's Eve was a homicide, Edmonton police said on Thursday.

Sheldon Johnson, 31, was found dead in a home in the area of 120 Avenue and 93 Street after 3:30 a.m.

An autopsy ruled his death a homicide, but police have decided to withhold the cause of the "for investigative purposes."

An Edmonton Police Service cruiser in a file photo. (CTV News Edmonton/Matt Marshall)

In an attempt to generate tips about who killed him, the EPS made a photo of Johnson public on Thursday.

Homicide detectives are investigating his death and ask anyone with information to call police at 780-423-4567 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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