3 people arrested after man killed by beating at North End home

Police have arrested three people in connection with the killing ofWarren Stewart Nabessin the city's North End on Friday morning.

Officers were called to ahouse at 225SelkirkAve., just west of Main Street, around 4:45 a.m.

Officers found Nabess, 52, outside the home withblunt-force trauma injuries. Hewas quickly sent to hospital, but died.

Robert Terry Williams-Stove, 19,andEric Justin Sinclair,38,havebeen charged with second-degree murder,while a 15-year-old is charged withaccessory after the fact to murder and possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

Police accuse the two men of assaulting Nabess inside the home, while the 15-year-old is accused of dragging him outside and trying to clean up the scene.

The assault involved physical blows and the use of other weapons, but was not a stabbing, Murray said.

Police believe all four were involved in the drug trade, Const. Jay Murray said.

"For lack of a better term, it was a crack shack," Murray said about the house.

"At the end of the day, I wantto recognize that he was the victim of a homicide. Regardless of the circumstances, no one should be thevictim of a homicide."

The house was surroundedby police tape Friday morning, with bloodonthe front steps.