SUDBURY -- The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service says it is actively investigating an assault in the city’s downtown core on Nov. 24 that left one man dead.

In a Nov. 28 news release, police say the victim died after succumbing to injuries sustained in the incident.

An investigation revealed the man was assaulted in the area of the downtown core by an unknown person or persons.

The victim’s family has been notified but police are withholding the man’s identity at this time as it relates to the investigation.

Police say the incident occurred sometime between Nov.24 and Nov.25.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Sergeant Marc Dubie at 705.949-6300 ext. 114.

More information will be provided as it becomes available.

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