Two days after a man’s body was found on an access road in Fort McMurray, Alta., the RCMP has identified him and say an autopsy shows he was the victim of a homicide.
On Friday afternoon, police said the manner of death was determined by an autopsy completed in Edmonton earlier in the day. The victim has been identified as 36-year-old John Bradley Healey of Fort McMurray.
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At about 5:40 a.m. on Wednesday, officers were called to an access road between Grayling Crescent and Abasand Drive. An investigation into the death led to the road being closed for nearly 12 hours.
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Wood Buffalo RCMP are working on the investigation with the RCMP’s Major Crimes Unit and say they do not believe this was a random act.
Anyone who may have information about what happened, or who saw anything unusual, is asked to contact the Wood Buffalo RCMP detachment at 780-788-4040. Anyone with surveillance video of any suspicious activity recorded between midnight and 5:40 a.m. on Wednesday is asked to share the footage with police
Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477or online.
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