Man dead, another in custody after body found in Bellfield

A homicide investigation is underway after a man was found dead inside a northern suburbs apartment block.

A man's body has been found at Bellfield. Picture: Seven News

A homicide investigation is underway after a man was found dead inside a northern suburbs apartment block on Wednesday.

Detectives were called to an apartment on Davidson St in Bellfield, near Ivanhoe, about 11.30am following reports a man had died.

The man, who on Wednesday evening was yet to be formally identified, was found dead at the scene.

Police arrested a 54-year-old man of no fixed address nearby.

He is due to be quizzed over the man’s death.

Neighbour Susan Cotchin said she heard a woman screaming from inside the home about 11.30pm on Tuesday night.

“(I) couldn’t make out what she was saying but it was just shrills over a period of maybe 10 minutes,” she told reporters at the scene.

Police paid close attention to a pair of black work boots left on the road. Picture: Seven News

Homicide squad detectives are still working to determine how the man died and are calling on any witnesses to come forward.

Forensic crews examined the inside of the home and combed through a crime scene outside the apartment block near Ford Park.

They paid close attention to a pair of black work boots left on the road.

No charges were laid as of Wednesday evening and the investigation is ongoing.