Montreal

Police investigate suspicious death in Lachine

A 35-year-old man died early in the morning on New Year's Day in the borough of Lachine, police say.

35-year-old man was found in cardiac arrest around 4 a.m. Tuesday

Police were on the scene early Tuesday morning and the street was temporarily closed. (Fannie Bussières McNicoll/Radio-Canada)

Police say a 35-year-old man died early in the morning on New Year's Day in the borough of Lachine. Investigators say they are treating the death as suspicious.

Officers received a 911 call around 4 a.m. about a man at the corner of 26th Avenue and Provost Street.

Police say he was suffering a cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead in hospital.

They have not dismissed their earlier theory that his death could have been caused by a slip on the ice. Police say there are no signs of violence on the body.