Quebec provincial police officers are partnering with investigators northwest of Montreal to investigate the death of a 71-year-old man they describe as a suspect.
Police were called to a home in Saint-Eustache, Que., Around 4 a.m. Sunday morning and found the man seriously injured inside.
The man was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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Police say a 45-year-old man was also found in the home and taken away for questioning.
The spokeswoman for the Sûreté du Québec, Sgt. Hélène Saint-Pierre says that the physical marks on the victim’s body led investigators to treat the death as a possible homicide.
Police did not confirm whether the two men knew each other or reveal the identity of the victim.
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