Gatineau police hand over homicide investigation to provincial police

Gatineau, Que., police are handing over a homicide investigation in Old Hull to its provincial counterpart, citing its possible link to organized crime.

A man was found injured andunconscious on Dec. 11 shortly after 8 p.m., at 187 rue Eddy. He was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead.

The Gatineau Police Service identified the victim as 31-year-old Ryan Bracken in a news release Wednesday.The Sret du Qubec will now investigateGatineau's fourth homicide of the year.

A team of investigators from Gatineau police will continue to workon the investigation with the provincial police, said the news release.

At the time of the incident, a neighbour told CBC the death was"shocking," but added he wasn't surprised it happened in his neighbourhood.