Body found in southwest Edmonton alley, homicide unit investigating

Police are investigating after the body of a man was found in southwest Edmonton on Monday.

Police are investigating after the body of a man was found in southwest Edmonton on Monday.

Officers were called to an alley in the area of Allard Boulevard SW and Arthurs Link SW around 6:30 p.m.

When they arrived, they found the body of a 21-year-old man.

The homicide section has taken over the investigation.

A neighbour told CTV News Edmonton she believes she heard gunshots before police arrived.

"Heard a couple of gunshots, but I wasn’t sure if it was gunshots. Then thought I should go inside, and was just kind of hanging around, and then started to hear the sirens," said Dora Newcombe.

"They were loud. There was two pops."