Montreal police are investigating after a body was found during garbage pick up in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighbourhood early Monday.
A call was made to 911 shortly before 9 a.m. to report the discovery on Adam Street near Letourneaux Avenue in the city’s east end, according to police spokesperson Véronique Comtois.
Collection workers discovered an unconscious person and contacted authorities, she said. The death was confirmed at the scene.
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“For now it is considered to be a suspicious death,” Comtois said.
Police did not have any more details about the victim.
Investigators are at the scene, trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the death.
More to come.