A body has been found in a Stoke-on-Trent alleyway this morning.
Paramedics and police officers are currently at the scene, just off Portland Street in Hanley after being called shortly after 5am.
A number of police vehicles and ambulances are parked near the junction of the street and Waterloo Road.
Portland Street is open to traffic but a number of alleyways in the area have been cordoned off.
A police investigation into the death is ongoing.
Our photographer has been sent to the scene this morning.
We were called just after 5am to reports of a cardiac arrest near the junction of Portland Street and Waterloo Road.
Two ambulances and a paramedic officer attended.
A number of alleys have been cordoned off as the police investigation continues.
A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: “We were called at approximately 5.15am to an alley on Portland Street.
“On arrival the male was pronounced deceased.
Police have now confirmed a man’s body was found in an alleyway.
We are currently attempting to contact Staffordshire Police for comment on this incident.