Ross Schoenfeld of Brampton was found dead following a house fire in New Brunswick.<\/p>\n
A 44-year-old Brampton man found dead inside a burning home in New Brunswick is the subject of a homicide investigation, according to the RCMP.<\/p>\n
Ross Schoenfeld of Brampton was identified as the victim after police updated their investigation into a suspicious fire in the rural community of Deerville, N.B.<\/p>\n
The fire broke out on Oct. 1, and investigators initially treated both the blaze and the death as suspicious. On Oct. 28, the New Brunswick RCMP confirmed the case was being investigated as a homicide.<\/p>\n
Police have not released details about how Schoenfeld died or what led them to classify his death as a homicide.<\/p>\n
The Woodstock RCMP and Lakeville Fire Department responded to a residential fire on Route 560 at approximately 5:03 a.m. on Oct. 1.<\/p>\n
After the fire was extinguished, emergency crews discovered a deceased person inside the residence, which had been damaged by the blaze.<\/p>\n
The RCMP\u2019s Major Crime Unit subsequently took over the investigation, with assistance from the New Brunswick Office of the Fire Marshal and the provincial coroner\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
Schoenfeld, 44, was from Brampton and reportedly worked as a truck driver in Ontario.<\/p>\n
Deerville is a rural community in western New Brunswick, near Woodstock and the Canada-U.S. border. Police have not publicly explained Schoenfeld\u2019s connection to the property or why he was in the area.<\/p>\n
Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that could help the investigation to come forward.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information can contact the New Brunswick RCMP Major Crime Unit at 1-888-506-7267 or by email at [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n