Tracadie home of Michel Vienneau, shooting victim, robbed

The home and garageof a Tracadiebusinessman, who was shot and killed by Bathurst police last winter, has been robbed "of all its contents," according to his estate lawyer.

There was also "significant" vandalism toMichel Vienneau'shome, Jean Raymond Wade said in a statement issued late Monday afternoon.

"The loss is estimatedat several thousands of dollars," he said.

The RCMP is investigating, said Wade, declining further comment, directing all questionsto the RCMP.

RCMPConst. Jullie Rogers-Marsh declined to comment.

News of the robbery comes just days afterNova Scotia RCMP announced they had concluded their investigation intoVienneau, 51, being fatally shot by Bathurst police outside the Via Rail station on Jan. 21 "as part of an ongoing investigation."

Their findings have not yet been released.

AnnickBasque,Vienneau'swidow,previously told CBC News she and Vienneauhadjust returnedfrom watching a hockey game in Montreal when they saw people running toward them with guns.

She said the plainclothesofficers did not identify themselves.Vienneau tried to drive away and was shot, Basque said.

Vienneau, who owned an electronics store in Tracadie, was later pronounced dead at Chaleur Regional Hospital.

Court documents indicate Bathurst police were investigating drug trafficking.

An affidavit from Bathurst City Police Chief Eugene Poitras also suggests thepossible involvement oforganized crime.