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Homicide investigation launched after death on Moosomin First Nation

RCMP say a death on the Moosomin First Nation near North Battleford, Sask., is being investigated as a homicide. File / Global News

A man’s death on a Saskatchewan First Nation is being called a homicide by RCMP.

North Battleford RCMP said they received a report on the morning of Sept. 5 of an altercation at a home on the Moosomin First Nation near North Battleford.

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Police said they arrived to find an injured man outside a home on the First Nation.

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Catlin Frenchman, 30, was declared dead at the scene.

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Police said his family has been notified, but did not release a cause of death.

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No arrests have been made as police continue their investigation into Frenchman’s death.

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