Four arrested in connection with suspicious death

September 22, 2017
Bellefond, New Brunswick

News release

The Northeast District RCMP and the RCMP Major Crimes Unit are investigating the suspicious death of a 60-year-old man in Bellefond, about 30 kilometres northwest of Miramichi.

On September 21, 2017, around 8:30 p.m., police responded to a report of an altercation involving several people on Bellefond Road. When they arrived, they found a 60-year-old man unresponsive at the scene. He was transported to hospital in Miramichi, where he was pronounced dead.

Three 24-year-old men and a 23-year-old man were arrested at the scene. An autopsy is being conducted to determine the cause of death.

The investigation is continuing.

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Contact information

Cpl. Jullie Rogers-Marsh
Media Relations Officer
New Brunswick RCMP
506-452-4252

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