Man charged after firearm incident on Shoal Lake Cree Nation

SHOAL LAKE CREE NATION – Carrot River RCMP have charge a man after a firearm incident on Shoal Lake Cree Nation.

On June 1 at approximately 9:20 p.m., Carrot River RCMP received a report of a man pointing a firearm at people outside a residence on Shoal Lake Cree Nation. Officers responded immediately. No injuries were reported to police.

Upon arriving on the scene, it was determined that the man with the firearm had entered the residence.

Carrot River RCMP, with assistance from Nipawin RCMP and the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Critical Incident Response Team, executed a search warrant at the residence. During the search, officers located and arrested the man and seized a firearm.

As a result of the continued investigation, a 24-year-old man of Shoal Lake Cree Nation has been charged with:

• one count, unsafe storage of a firearm;
• one count, possession of a prohibited weapon when knowing possession was unauthorized;
• one count, possession of a prohibited weapon contrary to order;
• one count, using a firearm in the commission of an offence;
• one count, uttering threats against a person;
• one count, assault with a weapon; and 
• three counts, failure to comply with a release order.

The suspect is scheduled to appear in Melfort Provincial Court on June 3.