{"id":590987,"date":"2026-04-08T20:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/590987\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:47:11","slug":"youth-charged-with-murder-in-west-edmonton-death-of-52-year-old-man-edmonton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/590987\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth charged with murder in west Edmonton death of 52-year-old man – Edmonton"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An underage male has been charged with murdering a man he knew at a townhouse complex in a neighbourhood near West Edmonton Mall.<\/p>\n

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Police responded on Friday, April 3, just after 9:3o p.m. to the Thorncliff neighbourhood, where a man was found injured in a townhouse in a large complex near 82 Avenue and 175 Street.<\/p>\n

Edmonton police said a 52-year-old man was taken by EMS to hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. A \u201cmale youth\u201d was arrested on scene, police said. His age was not disclosed.<\/p>\n

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An autopsy was done on Tuesday, when the medical examiner confirmed the man died as a result of a homicide. How he died was not disclosed.<\/p>\n

The youth has since been charged with second-degree murder. Due to the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the boy can\u2019t be identified but police said he was known to the victim.<\/p>\n

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EPS said it is also withholding the identity of the 52-year-old man and his cause of death for investigative purposes.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone.<\/p>\n

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