Pair arrested in Daverico Downey murder released without charges
CBC News | Posted: September 30, 2016 12:31 PM | Last Updated: September 30, 2016
Daverico Downey, 20, was found shot to death in North Preston in April
A man and a woman arrested Thursday in connection with the homicide of a 20-year-old North Preston, N.S., man earlier this year were both released last night without charges.
Daverico Downey was found shot to death near Downey Road in North Preston on April 23.
On Thursday, Nova Scotia RCMP arrested a 33-year-old woman around 9 a.m. and a 22-year-old man around 11 a.m. at separate homes in Dartmouth.
Police also seized a vehicle from the home where the woman was arrested, on Green Village Lane in Dartmouth, as the result of a search warrant.
Earlier this month, RCMP released details about vehicles believed to have been near the scene, in hopes of sparking tips. Downey's death is on the province's major unsolved crimes reward program.
RCMP Cpl. Dal Hutchinson said the investigation continues.
Until Thursday, RCMP would not confirm how Downey was killed, except to say he "appeared to have been shot" when officers found him last April after responding to reports of gunshots.