RCMP now investigating suspicious death near Moncton as homicide

21-Aug-2026

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New Brunswick RCMP say the death of a man whose body was found in a residence outside Moncton is being investigated as a homicide.

On August 19, police named the victim as Michael Eric Claude Steeves.

RCMP had initially said that officers responded to a report of a sudden death around 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 4 at a residence on Route 910 in Shenstone. The rural community near Hillsborough is roughly 30 kilometres south of Moncton.

On arrival, police found the body of a 57-year-old man inside the residence.

An updated news release Wednesday did not say how Steeves died or why police believe his death was a homicide. It also didn't say whether Steeves lived in the Shenstone residence.