Homicide investigation at Fredericton's Wilmot Park continues

The homicide investigation at Wilmot Park in Fredericton continued Thursday, but most of the park has reopened to the public, said Fredericton Police Force spokesperson Alycia Bartlett.

Only asmall area of the north side of the park, where a man's body was discovered Wednesday morning, near the gazebo, adjacent to Woodstock Road, remains closed,she said.

"We expect that to be cleaned up and released at some point today hopefully," she said in an email.

Police were called to the parkon the city's south side onWednesday at around 8:10 a.m. after a woman out for a walk found an unidentified white man, believed to bein his20sor30s,lying on the ground.

"It was pretty evident from the onset that it was not self-inflicted, nor was it natural causes," Chief Roger Browntold reporters on Wednesday. He didn't elaborate but did say a firearm was not involved.

An autopsy wasscheduled to be conducted Thursday morning in Saint Johnto determine the exact cause of death and to hopefully identify the victim.

Bartlett could not immediately confirmwhether the autopsy was completed.

Police believe the manwas killed sometime between 8p.m. Tuesdayand 8 a.m. Wednesday.

They're asking anyone who may have seen or heard anything suspicious or has any information about the case tocontact them at 460-2300, orCrime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 orwww.crimenb.ca.