RCMP analyze 'key evidence' in fatal hit and run as calls for #JusticeforBrady mount

Analysis of "key evidence" in the fatalhit and run of a young man fromElsipogtogFirst Nation over the weekendis underway, RCMPsaid Tuesday, as people on social media continued to call for #JusticeforBrady.

Police are also conducting interviews into the death ofBrady Francis, 22, who was struck and killed in Saint-Charles on Saturday night, said Cpl. Jullie Rogers-Marsh.

TheGMCpickup truck seizedSunday in the community, located about 100 kilometres north of Monctonnear Richibucto, "wouldbe one part of the evidence that's gathered that we would be looking at," she said.

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Police have already said they believe the truck may have beeninvolved in the collision, but they need forensic results to be able to confirm, said Rogers-Marsh.

She declined to discuss any other evidence,citing the investigation, but did say someone contacted police with information "that may be pertinent."

Rogers-Marsh could not say if that person was the owner of the truck, who was already interviewed, or someone else.

"We are following up on the information they provided and examining the evidence we've gathered to determine exactly what took place."

Francis was found injured at the side of Saint-Charles Sud Road on Saturday, around 9:30 p.m., by friends who were passing by.He had been waiting on the shoulder for a drive home, police said.

He died at the sceneshortly after members of the Southeast DistrictRCMPRichibuctodetachmentarrived.

The vehicle involved in the collision had already left.

A GMC logo wasfound at the scene.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact theRichibuctoRCMPdetachment at506-523-4611, or Crime Stoppers at1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Funeral Saturday

Many people have turned to Facebook and Twitter to call for #JusticeforBrady.

"Brady gave everything to everyone. let's give him justice," wrote @_janetpatrice.

"We as a community will not stop until justice is served," wrote @marasock_.

White hoodies with either a photograph of Francis or an animated picture of him, alongwith the message #justiceforbradyare being printed for mourners to wear to his funeral on Saturday, according to Sharona Lynn Levi.

Aportion of the proceeds will go to his family, she wrote on Facebook.

CC's Entertainment Centerin Rexton, where Francis worked, is hosting a live and silent auction tonight at 7 o'clockto help his family with funeral expenses, including a headstone.

"The staff at CC's were like a second family to him," the obituary states.

Visitation for Francis will be held at his grandparents' home at 4 Hill St. in Elsipogtog, starting Thursday at 2 p.m. untilthe funeral Saturdayat 1 p.m. at St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church, also in Elsipogtog.

Francis is survived by his parents, Dana Francis and Jessica Jane Perley, his sisters,Darienne Jane Perley Francis, Bridgette Perley-Francis, and Sara Annie Jayne Perley-Francis, andhisbrotherMathias Francis, all of Elsipogtog, as well as several extended family members.