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.