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Shooting Death Now Considered Homicide

A man who was shot on the Esgenoôpetitj First Nation earlier this month has died.

RCMP say an autopsy has determined the death was a homicide.

Police say 36-year-old Joshua Ian Robichaud died in hospital on June 12.

He suffered a gunshot wound on June 2 at a home on Algonquin Road.

On June 3, 27-year-old Dylan Dedam, from Esgenoôpetitj First Nation, was charged with possession of a prohibited weapon shortly and he remains in custody.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Major Crime Unit at 1-888-506-RCMP (7267).

Information can also be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), by downloading the secure P3 Mobile App, or by Secure Web Tips at www.crimenb.ca

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