A Fredericton woman charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a man in Lincoln has been ordered back to court on March 3 for a preliminary hearing.

Joe-Anna Hachey, 23, who appeared in Burton court on Friday, is one of two people charged in the death of Robert John Smith, also known as Bobby Martin Jr.

The Fredericton man was found with gunshot wounds at a Lincoln motel on Jan. 26 and died later that afternoon in hospital.

Evan Polchies is to appear in Burton provincial court on March 1. (RCMP) RCMP responded at about 5:10 a.m that day to a report of a shooting in Tamarack Park, but by the time officers arrived, the wounded man had been driven to the Knights Inn Fredericton on Lincoln Road.

A few days after Smith died, Hachey and Evan Polchies, 30, of Kingsclear First Nation were arrested in Benton, near Woodstock, after being identified by RCMP as persons of interest in the case.​ They have been in custody since then.

After appearing in court Friday, the handcuffed Hachey told reporters to "mind their own business" and made an obscene gesture.

Polchies will appear in Burton court on March 2 at 1:30 p.m. for a preliminary hearing inquiry.