The former Red Devils’ home in Shediac was destroyed by fire Tuesday and the RCMP are considering it arson. Meanwhile, at the same time, another fire in the city of Bathurst damaged a large building that included, among other things, the home of the Darksiders, a biker group. The RCMP are wondering if there is a connection between the two fires.
Around 4 a.m. Tuesday, the Shediac Fire Department and police officers from the Shediac Detachment of the GRC went to the scene of a fire in a building on the street Mainknown as the ancient haunt of Red Devilsclosed since last October.
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Corporal Hans Ouellette of the New Brunswick RCMP, in interview for Téléjournal Acadie, June 5, 2024.
Photo : Radio-Canada
Police are still investigating the cause of the fire and at this time it is believed to be arson. It is believed that the fire was set intentionally
says Corporal Hans Ouellette, media officer for the GRC from New Brunswick.
He added that no one was inside at the time of the fire and asked anyone with information about the fire to contact the GRC or with Crime Stoppers, to advance the investigation.
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It is in this former business on Main Street that the Red Devils opened a clubhouse at the end of 2022.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Pascal Raiche-Nogue
The building was for sale, confirmed Donald Robichaud, a real estate agent with Royal LePage. He added that the building and land will have to be reassessed following this fire, but that the sale will go ahead.
Another fire in Bathurst, police questioning
The same day, at the same time, a major fire broke out in a building on Saint-Pierre Avenue in Bathurst. It was quickly brought under control by around fifty firefighters, but the building was largely destroyed. It included housing, a garage, a nightclub and the biker group’s premises. Darksiders.
At the moment, we are really trying to determine if there is a link between the fires.
says Hans Ouellette of the RCMP.
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A large building was damaged by flames Tuesday morning in Bathurst. The building housed the premises of the Darksiders motorcycle group, among others.
Photo : Radio-Canada
Despite attempts by Radio-Canada Acadie, it was not possible to obtain information from the Bathurst Police Force on this possible link between the two fires. An investigation by the Fire Marshal’s Office is underway.
The GRC confirms that these are two separate biker groups and suggests that it is undesirable for any community to see these groups settling on their territory.
These are not individuals who just want to get together and ride motorcycles, say, on Sunday. These are individuals who associate with these types of organizations and these organizations have been charged with drug and violence-related offenses in the past.
According to the report by Frédéric Cammarano
