Body found on side of road in Blue Quill neighbourhood

Southwest Edmonton death ruled a homicide

The body of a man in his 20s was found on the side of the road in south Edmonton Wednesday morning.

Police were called to 25th Avenue and 120th Street in the Blue Quill neighbourhood at 6:40 a.m.

Officers are treating the discovery as a suspicious death. Traffic has been blocked off.

The medical examiner has been called and an autopsy has been scheduled for Thursday morning.