Man charged with 1st-degree murder in Saint John apartment shooting – New Brunswick | 24CA News
A person has been charged with first-degree homicide within the capturing demise of a 38-year-old within the 100-block of King Street East in Saint John, N.B.
The sufferer was shot in an condominium early Sunday morning. He was pronounced useless on the scene when police arrived shortly after 5:30.
In a news convention Monday, Saint John Police Force spokesperson Sgt. Sean Rocca stated a 31-year-old man who was recognized to the sufferer had fled the scene earlier than police arrived, however he was arrested throughout a visitors cease later that morning.
The suspect, Zakkary Hyulett Reed, was charged with first-degree homicide throughout a court docket look Monday morning.
Rocca stated police don’t consider this was a random act of violence and don’t consider there are different suspects.
“The evidence gathered up until this point suggests that there was only one person responsible for the offence,” he stated. “However, the investigators continue to collect evidence … so that can change.”
Anyone with data is requested to contact Saint John Police or Crime Stoppers.
Police should not naming the sufferer out of respect for his household.
According to the police power, this was the primary murder in Saint John this 12 months. There have been two in 2022.
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