Police shut down Halifax intersection after body found

© Paul Palmeter/CBC Halifax police say they’re in the early stages of investigating what they called a sudden death.

Police have shut down a north-end Halifax intersection to investigate the discovery of a dead body in the bushes outside a wine and beer store.

In a news release sent around 7:30 a.m. Monday, Halifax Regional Police advised of a “traffic disruption” at the intersection of Lady Hammond Drive and Robie Street, “due to an ongoing police matter.”

About 30 minutes later, the police force issued an update, saying they were still on the scene “for what was reported as a deceased person outside and near the intersection.”

Police said the investigation is in the early stages and offered no other details.

As of the time of the last police update, traffic was being detoured around the scene.