Emergency services were called in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday) to reports that a man had been attacked at an address in Winrose Avenue, Belle Isle.
The 23-year-old man was given emergency treatment at the scene by paramedics and taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Initial enquiries suggested the victim had been attacked inside the ground-floor flat by three males who ran off from the address.
A search of the area, supported by the police helicopter, led to the arrests of two males, aged 18 and 16, a short time later in the Middleton area. They were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and subsequently arrested on suspicion of murder.
The below pictures were captured from the scene in Belle Isle as investigations continued into this afternoon.
1. Death
Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man in Leeds on Tuesday morning. | National World
2. Stabbed
At 12:17am today, police were contacted by the ambulance service who had been called to a report of a man being stabbed at an address in Winrose Avenue, Belle Isle | National World
3. Emergency treatment
The 23-year-old man was given emergency treatment at the scene by paramedics and taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later. | National World
4. Attacked
Initial information suggested the victim had been attacked inside the ground-floor flat by three males who ran off from the address. | national World
5. Police search
A search of the area, supported by the police helicopter, led to the arrests of two males, aged 18 and 16, a short time later in the Middleton area. | National World
6. Murder
They were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and subsequently arrested on suspicion of murder. | National World