RCMP and Stellarton Police investigating suspicious death

June 16, 2020
Stellarton, Nova Scotia

News release

At 10:40 p.m. on June 15, Stellarton Police responded to a call of an injured male at a home on Maple St. Police arrived on the scene and found the injured man, who was taken by EHS to hospital for treatment of non life threatening injuries.

After speaking with witnesses, members of Stellarton Police then located a deceased man in a nearby home. The RCMP's Northeast Nova Major Crimes and Forensic Identification Units were called in to assist with the investigation.

Both males involved in this incident were known to one another and this was not a random act. Stellarton Police Service is being assisted by the RCMP in this investigation, which is in its early stages. Police are being assisted by the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service to determine the cause of death. Anyone with information about the incident, or anyone who was in the area of Maple Street in Stellarton last night, is asked to contact the RCMP at 902-896-5060, or Stellarton Police Service at 902-752-6160. Should you wish to remain anonymous call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers toll free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips App.

File # 2020788554

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Contact information

Cpl. Jennifer Clarke
Public Information Officer
Nova Scotia RCMP
Cell: 902-222-0154
jennifer.clarke@rcmp-grc.gc.caC
Chief Mark Hobeck
Stellarton Police Service
Office: 902-752-1125
Cell: 902-396-8624
mark.hobeck@stellarton.ca

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