Lepage Avenue death Ottawa's 7th homicide of 2016

Police have confirmed that a suspicious death in the city's Carlington neighbourhood Monday is the city's seventhhomicide of 2016.

An autopsy on the victim is expected today. The man'sbodyhad been undiscovered for several days.

Officers were called to 1400 LepageAvenue, an Ottawa Community Housing building,at around3:40 p.m. Monday.

Later that night, the Ottawa Police Service's major crimes unit confirmed they were treating the death as a homicide.

Police said aneighbour found theman's body inside the apartment building.

No other details have been released so far, including the man's name and age. Police have been unable to confirm his identify.

Anyone with information can contact the major crimes unit at613-236-1222, ext. 5493.