RCMP have confirmed the 34-year-old man who was shot in Lincoln, N.B. on Thursday has died.
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Const. Hans Ouellette with RCMP said the man died in hospital Thursday afternoon from his injuries sustained in the shooting. An autopsy is being performed Friday.
Global News has confirmed the man as Bobby Martin of Fredericton.
A friend of Martin’s who had him stay with her family in British Columbia said he was someone who “feels like family.”
Diane Horseman told Global News that her family was sharing memories of Martin.
“There are so many. Bobby spread laughter and happiness everywhere he went. He was truly golden,” Horseman said.
“One thing we all loved about Bobby, even though he wanted to be known as one of the toughest gangsters, he also respected his elders and loved a good visit listening to Conway Twitty … he knew all the words to all of his songs.”
Officers received a call at about 5:10 a.m. about a shooting in Tamarack Park off Lincoln Road. They said the man that was shot left the area and made his way to a motel in Fredericton. Emergency crews responded and took him to hospital.
Police said in a release Friday afternoon they are looking for a second person of interest in connection to the death.
Joe-Anna Hachey, 23, of Fredericton may be with Polchies, police said. Hachey is five-foot-two with brown hair, blue eyes and a slim build.
A search is still on for Evan Polchies, a person of interest in connection with the investigation. Police say they believe he is armed; people are advised not to approach him and to call 911.
Polchies is described by police as having black hair and brown eyes, weighing about 180 lbs and standing approximately six-foot-one. He also has numerous tattoos. RCMP said the vehicle he was said he may have been driving was found Thursday evening on the Kingsclear First Nation and has been seized.
Leaving the neighbourhood
Some people who live in the area where the shooting occurred have mixed reactions on whether to stay or leave.
“I’m nervous, I’m quite nervous,” neighbour Carol Wesley-Bellefleur said. “I’m quite nervous because I haven’t walked today and I always go walking because I haven’t heard anything whether or not they caught the person that did it.”
Wesley-Bellefleur said the neighbourhood had changed.
“You don’t know who’s moving in now in your neighbourhood so I guess we all should be alert.”
Wendy Hall, who also lives nearby, said she has no plans on moving though she recognizes the danger.
“My son had called me and said somebody had thought there was a man running around armed and dangerous but I assured him I hadn’t heard anything and it wasn’t until I got home that evening,” Hall said. “Then my friends in Saint John area messaged me and asked if I was okay and I said, ‘I haven’t heard a thing.'”
The investigation is ongoing.
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