Man arrested following suspicious death in New Waterford, N.S.

A Cape Breton Regional Police vehicle is pictured outside a home in New Waterford, N.S. (Ryan MacDonald/CTV Atlantic)

Cape Breton Regional Police says a man is in custody following a suspicious death in New Waterford, N.S.

Officers were called to a home on Ling Street around 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Police say they found an unresponsive person inside the home.

Paramedics arrived at the scene and pronounced the person dead.

Police say they arrested a man, known to the victim, and he remains in police custody.

Investigators are treating the death as an isolated incident and say there is risk to public safety.

Major Crime and Forensic Identification officers are investigating along with the Medical Examiner’s Office.

Police say the victim’s identity won’t be released, pending completion of an autopsy and notification of next of kin.

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