Nasonworth death deemed homicide

RCMP reports it has 17-year-old boy in custody after fatal weapon assault Monday morning

A 34-year-old man is dead and a 17-year-old boy is in custody, the New Brunswick RCMP reports, and the force’s major crime unit is investigating a Monday morning incident in Nasonworth as a homicide.

Mounties had a residence at 70 Nelson Dr. in the community, about a 10-minute drive south of Fredericton, cordoned off Monday and were keeping bystanders back some distance.

A Nelson Drive residence in Nasonworth was cordoned off Monday, clearly being treated as a crime scene, and something in the driveway could be seen covered with a yellow tarp. (Photo: Don MacPherson/The Fredericton Independent)

A yellow tarp could be seen covering something in the driveway, but what it is couldn't be discerned.