Man found unconscious in northeast Edmonton dies, homicide detectives seeking witnesses
Homicide detectives are investigating after a man found unconscious in northeast Edmonton died.
Thirty-year-old Evander Saddleback was found with life-threatening injuries near 118 Avenue and 87 Street at about 12:45 a.m. on May 16, police said in a Tuesday release.
He was taken to hospital and died four days later. An autopsy found Saddleback died of a blunt head injury; his death has been deemed a homicide.
Detectives are asking anyone with information or footage of the area between 9 p.m. on May 15 and 1 a.m. on May 16 to call police at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a cell phone.
Anonymous information can be given to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.p3tips.com/250.
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