Street closed in downtown Fort St. John as police investigate homicide
Police found a man unresponsive after responding to a reported assault in the downtown area on Tuesday
UPDATE, June 28 — Fort St. John RCMP say three suspects have been arrested after a fatal assault on Tuesday night.
Police say the three suspects have been charged with manslaughter, and two of them will have a court appearance on June 30. The other suspect is yet to have a bail hearing.
ORIGINAL STORY:
An area of downtown Fort St. John, B.C., will be closed "for a significant amount of time" after a man was found dead there on Tuesday night, police say.
Fort St. John RCMP say they responded to a report of an assault in the 9900-block of 99 Avenue at around 6:42 p.m. Tuesday.
Officers found one man unresponsive who, despite life-saving measures, was pronounced dead.
Police say the Fort St. John RCMP Serious Crime Unit has assumed conduct of the investigation, with support from the North District Major Crime Unit. They say they are treating the case as a homicide.
"The area surrounding the scene will be cordoned off for a significant amount of time while police work to gather evidence," Mounties said in a statement Wednesday.
Anyone with information or dashcam footage from the area is asked to get in touch with Fort St. John RCMP.