Homicide unit investigating death of young girl in southeast Edmonton
Police responded to report of stabbing at home at 25th Avenue and 43rd Street
The Edmonton Police Service homicide unit is investigating the suspicious death of a young girl in southeast Edmonton.
Police were called around 8:45 p.m. on Monday to a home at 25th Avenue and 43rd Street aftera report of a stabbing.
Officers found a young girl suffering life-threatening injuries. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
A suspect is in custody and there is no risk to public safety, police said in a media advisory.
No further details will be released Monday night, police said.
Photographs from the scene Tuesday morning show police have blocked off a road and four police cruisers outside a home.
The home is in the Bisset neighbourhood in Mill Woods.