Police are scaling down their search for evidence as the investigation continues into the suspicious death of a 27-year-old man whose body was found on Saturday in a Lyneham apartment.
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A police command post has been directing a search involving 11 specialist response police to gather evidence.
Specialist search teams have scoured the parklands and areas surrounding Hall Street, but were to finish on Sunday evening.
The area opposite the Lyneham shops has been cordoned off by police since a friend of the deceased discovered the body on the living room floor of the apartment.
Officers are trying to contact all relevant family members and have yet to formally identify the body.
Police investigators are still treating the death as suspicious and have not ruled out foul play. Superintendent Brett Kidner said his teams had been canvassing the area for anyone living nearby and were looking for suspicious items. He said methodical investigations were necessary as police awaited the results of an autopsy and prepared a report for the coroner.
Police believe the dead man was a resident of the apartment complex but have yet to confirm whether he lived alone.
The modern apartment complex is opposite the Lyneham shops and close to Lyneham Primary School.
The Front Gallery and Cafe’s Lym Garratt said many of his customers had noticed the high level of police activity.
"It’s a sleepy inner suburb but I guess anywhere in Canberra you are not expecting to see so much of a police presence," he said. "It’s a grim shock, but so much about it is unknown."
Megan Wilkes, 19, said that as a result of working at the Lyneham IGA supermarket, she knew many of the local faces.
"I am a bit shocked and unsettled because it happened just last night," she said.
"I think, working at the IGA, I might have seen him. If he was a regular I think I would recognise him."
Barbara Quinn, a resident of Lyneham for more than 20 years, said that while the situation was distressing the community should be patient.
"It’s concerning in that way because it’s not known and there’s a big question-mark around it," she said.
"I’m sure a lot of other people in this area do want answers, of course, but it takes time."