Winnipeg police are investigating the suspicious death of a man whose body was found in a green space near Higgins Avenue and Maple Street on Wednesday morning.

Officers from the forensic unit were on the scene Wednesday morning, looking for clues in the space, not far from the Salvation Army and Main Street Project.

Forensics investigators examine the scene. (Trevor Brine/CBC)

Personal items including clothes could be seen in a cart, and some were hung on a nearby fence beside the old fire hall.

At a news conference Wednesday, police said a person who works in the area found the body of the deceased male around 7 a.m.

Police have not released any other information about the investigation. They said they could not confirm whether the case is being treated as a homicide.

Police have taped off a green space near the intersection. (Jillian Taylor/CBC )

A director at Main Street Project says a member of their staff found the body.

Adrienne Dudek, the agency's director of supportive and transitional housing, says it was the overnight outreach team that discovered the body at the end of their shift.

Although it's not known whether the deceased was homeless, Dudek says, the staff go out each night to check on vulnerable individuals who do not use existing shelters in the city.

She says they do not know the identity of the deceased, nor whether the personal possessions recovered at the scene belonged to him.

Clothing and a number of other items could be seen hanging on a wire fence in the taped-off area. (Trevor Brine/CBC )

Dudek says the staff can access counselling and resources if they need help dealing with what happened.

"Whatever the staff need and self-identify they need, we will meet," she said.