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UPDATE: RCMP Rule Colchester County Death A Homicide

The suspicious death in Five Islands on Monday night has been ruled a homicide

Just after 7pm Colchester County and Cumberland County RCMP responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Sandy Pont Hill Lane and Wharf Rd

They then located a woman deceased in a home on Sandy Point Hill Lane, deemed suspicious

A suspect was arrested in Springhill but has since been released

Investigators remain on scene and anyone with information is asked to contact police or crime stoppers

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