Mounties in Saskatchewan resume hunt for suspect in deadly shooting
Police say the search resumed after two arrests were dropped and video footage was released to help identify the suspected shooter.
- Saskatchewan RCMP renewed their search for a shooting suspect on Wednesday, releasing surveillance footage after a June 1 attack in Pelican Narrows left a 28-year-old woman dead and a man hospitalized.
- Following the shooting, local officials held an emergency meeting to address what the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Facebook page termed an 'escalating public safety crisis' in the small community.
- Acting Officer in Charge of Saskatchewan RCMP's major crimes branch Ashley St. Germaine released surveillance footage showing a suspect dressed in black, urging witnesses to come forward.
- Police confirmed that two individuals initially arrested were released without charges, while the temporary shelter-in-place order from Monday was not renewed on Wednesday.
- Violent crime in the Pelican Narrows area has risen 49 per cent over the past decade, though Mounties noted in a news release that 'there is not believed to be an imminent risk to public safety.
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Pelican Narrows councillor links violence to organized crime
First Nations leaders tried to reassure community members during a virtual news conference Tuesday as Saskatchewan RCMP announced they were still looking for a person involved in a shooting earlier this week. The community, 500 km northeast of Saskatoon, has been rocked by violence in recent weeks, culminating in the shooting death of a 28 year old woman who has yet to be identified, although she is believed to be from the community. A man also …
RCMP still looking for suspect in fatal Pelican Narrows shooting
Just as Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation leaders were preparing to talk to the media early Wednesday afternoon, RCMP announced the suspect in custody has been released and confirmed there were no longer any suspects in custody in relation to Monday's shooting.
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