The New Brunswick RCMP’s major crime unit is investigating a homicide that occurred in Esgenoôpetitj First Nation earlier this month.
Neguac RCMP responded to a report of a disturbance at a home on Algonquin Road on June 2 around 1:15 p.m.
“When police arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The suspect had fled the scene before police arrived,” the release said.
“A 27-year-old man was later arrested in the community, and a prohibited weapon was located and seized by police.”
The man, Dylan Dedam from Esgenoôpetitj First Nation, appeared in Miramichi Provincial Court on June 3 and was charged with possession of a prohibited weapon. He remains in custody, police said.
On June 12, Joshua Ian Robichaud, a 36-year-old also from Esgenoôpetitj First Nation, died in hospital.
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“An autopsy was completed to help determine the man’s exact cause of death, and the police investigation has now determined that the man’s death was a result of a homicide,” the release said.
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