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Investigation continues into fatal shooting involving Bathurst police

The scene in Bathurst where a 51-year-old man was fatally wounded by police in January. Emily Baron Cadloff/Global News

BATHURST, N.B. – The Nova Scotia RCMP says it has followed up on a number of calls from the public in their investigation of a fatal shooting in January involving the Bathurst City Police in northern New Brunswick.

Sgt. Al LeBlanc says the Mounties have heard from a number of people following their public appeal for witnesses.

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On Jan. 12, Bathurst police shot 51-year-old Michel Vienneau of Tracadie-Sheila near the train station in Bathurst.

He was later pronounced dead at the Chaleur Regional Hospital.

The RCMP from Nova Scotia were brought in to investigate.

LeBlanc says there’s no indication how long their investigation will take.

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