Judge ends manslaughter case against N.B. police officers in shooting
BATHURST, N.B. — A judge has thrown out manslaughter charges against two New Brunswick police officers in the shooting death of a Tracadie businessman two years ago.
Const. Patrick Bulger and Const. Mathieu Boudreau were charged in the death of 51-year-old Michel Vienneau, who was shot in his vehicle outside the Bathurst train station on Jan. 12, 2015.
Judge Anne Dugas-Horsman ruled in Bathurst provincial court Friday that the prosecution failed to make their case after a preliminary hearing.
“It is my ruling … you are both discharged of all charges,” said Dugas-Horsman.