Saskatchewan's police watchdog set to investigate fatal police shooting on Red Earth Cree Nation
RCMP say 25-year-old man is dead after being shot by police on Tuesday morning
Saskatchewan's police watchdog is set to investigate an incident on Red Earth Cree Nation that left a 25-year-old man dead and an RCMP officer injured.
RCMP said they were called to the community northeast of Carrot River, Sask., at about 3:40 a.m. CST after receiving a report of a gunshot.
Officers immediately responded to the scene and arrested two people, according to a RCMP news release.
When officers found a third suspect nearby, RCMP say their vehicles were shot at. Then police returned fire.
RCMP said one of its officers and the 25-year-old man were injured.
The 25-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS shortly after, while the officer's injuries are considered non-life threatening.
Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) has been called in to investigate the RCMP's interactions with the man and as well as the circumstances of his death.
A review of news releases indicates this is the 12th time SIRT has launched an investigation since it began operations at the start of this year.
Clarifications
- A previous version of this story indicated that there was a shootout. This was based on the initial RCMP release. An update from the Serious Incident Response Team said police re-positioned after being shot at and located the man, who was then shot and killed by one RCMP officer.Dec 22, 2023 11:17 AM CT