Homicide detectives investigating after man found dead near north Edmonton school

The man was found in a green space near 162nd Avenue and 103rd Street Sunday morning

Homicide detectives are investigating a suspicious death after a man was found dead in a park near a residential area in the city's north end.

The man was found in the area of 162nd Avenue and 103rd Street early Sunday morning in a grassy area.

Four schools are situated in Lorelei Park, the green space closest to where police said the body was found. One of the schools in the area is the Lorelei Beaumaris Playschool.

An autopsy has been scheduled for Monday. 

The Edmonton Police Service is asking anyone who witnessed or heard anything suspicious in the area to contact them.