New BrunswickA jury in Moncton has found a Saint John man guilty of second-degree murder.Kyle Smith-Kingsley was one of 3 charged after 2023 death of Jacob Wright in DieppeCBC News · Posted: Jun 05, 2025 1:36 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 5Police outside a home on Louis Street in Dieppe in 2023. (Ian Bonnell/Radio-Canada)A jury in Moncton has found a Saint John man guilty of second-degree murder.Kyle Smith-Kingsley stood trial over more than a month for the shooting death of Jacob Wright in Dieppe in 2023.The jury also found 32-year-old Smith-Kingsley guilty of robbery and disguise with intent.Smith-Kingsley’s case is scheduled to return to court July 7.Second-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for at least 10 years. His parole eligibility will be determined by a judge at sentencing.He was one of three people charged in the death of the 26-year-old. Adam Robichaud and Brandon LeBlanc have yet to stand trial.RCMP previously said officers responded to a Louis Street home in Dieppe around 10 p.m. on June 25, 2023, for a report that a man had been shot. Police said Wright was found with gunshot wounds and taken to hospital, where he died.
Moncton jury finds Saint John man guilty of 2nd-degree murder
