Emergency services raced to Canonmills a man was found dead in a flat.
Officers and paramedics arrived at the scene on Beaverbank Place last night.
Edinburgh Evening News reports that a witness saw up a number of police cars and two ambulances on the residential street in the early hours of this morning.
It is understood that the man was 38 year-old's and had died within the flat.
Police say a post mortem is due to take place to establish the exact cause of death but that they are not treating his death as suspicious at this time.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: "Police enquiries are ongoing into the death of a 38 year-old man within a flat in Beaverbank Place, Edinburgh on Monday, 8 June, 2020.
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“A post mortem will take place in due course to establish the exact cause of death, however at this time there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances. A full report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal."
