A man and woman from New Brunswick have been charged in connection with the murder of a Kingsclear First Nation man back in March.
On April 23, Joshua Raines, 47, and Samantha Butler, 21, appeared in Fredericton Provincial Court and were charged with second-degree murder for allegedly shooting Lucas Solomon-Polchies on March 12, along Route 102 in Lincoln, N.B.
RCMP say members of the Oromocto and Keswick detachments and Ambulance New Brunswick responded to the incident around 4:10 a.m.
- Parts of Nova Scotia national park closed temporarily after coyote bite: Parks Canada
- Canadians more united despite separatist sentiment in Alberta, Quebec: Ipsos
- Lions climb standings with win over Roughriders
- RCMP remind drivers to stop for school buses after two Kelowna students are struck by a vehicle
-
![]()
‘We’re still getting what we need’: Greer says U.S. has no ‘urgency’ amid trade tensions with Canada -
![]()
Canada reports first annual population decline on record -
![]()
Toronto Tempo wraps inaugural WNBA season with loss in Connecticut -
![]()
Ipsos poll on Alberta referendum initiatives shows the majority plan to vote to remain
Polchies, 27, was found with a gunshot wound and was taken to the hospital, where he later died as a result of his injuries.
Get breaking National news
The New Brunswick RCMP Major Crime Unit determined Polchies’ death was a homicide.
In a news release, the RCMP stated Raines and Butler were arrested without incident in Fredericton and are scheduled to appear in court on April 24.
In Polchies’ obituary, he is remembered as having an infectious smile, contagious laugh and deep love for the outdoors, his family and friends.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.