Sherbrooke police have arrested a 55-year-old man for drug trafficking as part of an investigation into a suspicious death that occurred Thursday afternoon.
In a press release on Friday morning, police stated that the man remains in custody and will be interviewed by investigators in the morning.
The investigation began at around 1 p.m. on Thursday when a resident of the Rock Forest area called 911 to say that two men were unconscious in the home. One of them, aged 54, died, while the other, aged 51, was still in critical condition on Friday morning.
In the hours that followed, various police teams carried out an analysis of the scene and seized narcotics, in addition to arresting the 55-year-old man for trafficking.
The police were able to confirm that the deceased man and the man still in a critical condition showed no signs of violence and were not known to the police.
The police are continuing their investigation into this case and are awaiting feedback on the various items seized at the scene.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on Aug. 2, 2024.