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Persons of interest in Lincoln, NB shooting arrested

Evan Polchies, left, and Joe-Anna Hachey have been arrested in connection to a shooting death in Lincoln, N.B. They were identified as persons of interest in the shooting late last week. New Brunswick RCMP

Two persons of interest wanted in connection to a Lincoln, N.B. shooting death have been arrested by RCMP.

READ MORE: RCMP seek second person of interest in Lincoln, N.B. shooting

In a release, police said a 30-year-old Kingsclear First Nation man and 23-year-old Fredericton woman were arrested in Benton, N.B. on Sunday afternoon.

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On Thursday at about 5:10 a.m., officers received a call of a shooting in Tamarack Park off Lincoln Road in the New Brunswick community.  Police said a 34-year-old man who had been shot left the area and drove to a Fredericton motel. Emergency crews responded and took the man to hospital. RCMP reported the man, who Global News confirmed as Bobby Martin of Fredericton, died that afternoon.

Evan Polchies, 30, was identified as a person of interest by police on Thursday, while Joe-Anna Hachey, 23, was identified on Friday.

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READ MORE: RCMP investigate early morning shooting in Lincoln, NB

The investigation is ongoing and police have not said if any charges have been laid.

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