RCMP say they have contacted Nova Scotia’s police superintendent after an officer discharged their weapon while responding to a report of a gunman.
Officers initially responded to a report of a man with a gun Wednesday evening in Chelsea, NS
An Emergency Alert Alert was sent out to residents in Lunenburg and Queens counties around 6 p.m., asking them to lock their doors and not pick up hitchhikers.
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At 9 p.m., RCMP said they had canceled the alert because officers “no longer believe there is a risk to public safety.”
In an update Thursday, RCMP said there was a report at 9 a.m. of a person with a gun on Highway 210 near Chelsea, NS
“Officers identified the man as the same person associated with an ongoing investigation into a suspicious person who may be in possession of a weapon from the previous day,” RCMP noted, adding that the suspect was the subject of an emergency alert.
“During RCMP response, an officer discharged a firearm. The man sustained injuries consistent with a gunshot wound. Officers rendered first aid at the scene.”
The RCMP said they have referred the matter to the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT), which investigates all serious incidents involving police in Nova Scotia.
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