Members of the Calgary Police Service have cordoned off a section of a northeast neighbourhood following the discovery of a body in an alley on Thursday morning.

According to CPS officials, officers responded to a location in the 1200 block of Maitland Drive N.E., in the community of Marlborough Park, at approximately 11:30 a.m. following reports a body had been found.

Police have not released the age or gender of the deceased. The nature of the death has not been determined.

An autopsy has been scheduled for Monday, January 8.