A Nunavut man is dead after the Manitoba RCMP Emergency Response Team were deployed following a disturbance involving intoxicated males
Nunavut RCMP say a 22-year-old man in Rankin Inlet is dead after what they describe as a shooting incident involving Mounties from outside the territory.
Local police say they responded to a disturbance involving intoxicated males around 3:15 p.m. on Saturday when a male allegedly obtained a rifle before being spotted walking in town and shooting toward police officers. Police allege the man then took a truck at gunpoint and drove outside the town’s limits where he was held for several hours.
The Manitoba RCMP Emergency Response Team was deployed to Rankin Inlet, and Mounties in Nunavut say officers were involved in a shooting with the male.The Ottawa Police Service, which investigates all serious incidents involving police in Nunavut, will probe the incident. Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.
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