Yesterday marked the two year anniversary of the murder of James Alexander ‘Sandy’ Lyle.

On February 19th, 2012, at 10:45 p.m, a passing motorist observed a body on the side of a road in Montague Gold Mines.

The death was ruled a homicide as James Lyle died of a gunshot wound. Police did recover a weapon in the investigation. The Integrated HRP/RCMP Major Crime Unit continues to investigate.

If anyone has information regarding this crime, people can contact any RCMP office, Halifax Regional Police or Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), texting TIP202 + your message to ‘CRIMES’ (274637) or by Secure Web Tips at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca. Calls to Crime Stoppers are not taped or traced and if police make an arrest and lay charges based on a tip, callers qualify for a cash reward from $50-$2000.

Source: Release