Police Scotland are investigating the “unexplained” death of a man at Edinburgh City Chambers.
18:07, 08 Jul 2025Updated 18:20, 08 Jul 2025
Edinburgh City Chambers
A man has been found dead in unexplained circumstances at Edinburgh City Chambers as police launch a probe.
Emergency crews raced to the Royal Mile yesterday (Monday July 7) after receiving a report of an unresponsive person inside the building’s customer support hub, reports Edinburgh Live.
A man was pronounced dead at the scene, with the death being treated as ‘unexplained’, however the force said the death was ‘not believed to be suspicious’.
Emergency services were first informed of the incident at 9.10am on Monday.
Edinburgh Council’s website is encouraging residents to use the city’s other customer support offices, which you can find details of here, or access council services online where possible.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 9.10am on Monday, 7 July, we received a report of an unresponsive person at a premises on High Street, Edinburgh.
“Emergency services attended and a man was pronounced dead at the scene.
“The death is being treated as unexplained but not believed to be suspicious and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.”
Edinburgh Council has been contacted for comment.
In May, in a separate incident, we reported that a man was rushed to hospital following an “incident” that forced Edinburgh Sheriff Court to close. Mercy crews scrambled to the court in the capital in the morning of May 15.
Images taken from on Chambers Street this morning showed a large group of people and several ambulances gathered as the court was forced to temporarily close, reports Edinburgh Live.
The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service confirmed that the emergency services dealt with an incident which led to one person being rushed to hospital. After briefly being closed, the court then reopened at around 11am.
Ambulances were pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.(Image: Edinburgh Live)
The Scottish Ambulance Service then said a man was transported to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. His condition is not yet known.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service added: “We received a call today to attend an incident at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
“We dispatched two ambulances to the scene and transported one male patient to New Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.”
A Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service spokesperson said: “The Court was temporarily closed this morning to allow access and movement for emergency services to deal with an incident.
“One person has been taken to hospital. The Court re-opened a short while before 11am.”
Police Scotland were approached for comment.
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