Elm Street death being investigated as suspicious

After discovering a deceased man at a residential building on Elm Street, Greater Sudbury Police are investigating the incident as suspicious.

Officers were dispatched to the scene of a residential building on Elm Street at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Tuesday for a personal welfare check when they made the discovery.

The adult man who resided in one of the units had not been seen in a few days. 

The death is being investigated as suspicious, and detectives from the Major Crime Section of the Criminal Investigation Division will be working in collaboration with the Coroner’s Office on their investigation.

Detectives are in the process of notifying the man’s next of kin, therefore police are not providing any additional information related to the man’s identity at this time.

A post-mortem will be conducted on Thursday to assist in determining a cause of death.

Patrol officers are and will continue to be on the scene, and members of the Criminal Investigation Division will be canvassing the area for any information or video surveillance footage.

Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact detectives at 705-675-9171 or Crime Stoppers at 705-222-8477.