A 29-year-old man from Saint John has been charged with first-degree murder in a shooting death this week.
RCMP were called to a residence on Louis Street in Dieppe, N.B. at around 10 p.m. Sunday in response to a report of a shooting.
When officers arrived, they found a 26-year-old man who was wounded.
The victim, later identified as Jacob Wright, was taken to hospital and later died from his injuries.
“Police believe this incident to have been targeted, and the man’s death is now being investigated as a homicide,” said Cpl. Stephane Esculier with the New Brunswick RCMP in a release.
“This is also believed to be an isolated incident.”
RCMP note that at the time of the incident, it “did not meet the criteria to issue an Alert Ready message.”
On Monday, police say they arrested a man in relation to the killing. Brandon Patrick LeBlanc appeared in Moncton Provincial Court on Tuesday and has been charged with first-degree murder.
He’s due back in court on July 11 and will remain behind bars until then.