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Manitoba RCMP: Man wanted after allegedly threatening to kill officer [Video]

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Manitoba RCMP has arrested one man and is searching for another after video threats to kill an RCMP officer were posted online.

According to RCMP, officers learned of the video on Aug. 31 at 6:05 p.m. The video, which was circulating on Facebook, allegedly showed a man with a firearm on his front porch with another man, making threats to kill the officer, who was at a neighbouring home in Ebb and Flow First Nation.

The officer was executing an arrest warrant at the time and wasn’t aware of the firearms and threat RCMP said.

“The images indicated where the video was taken, and officers attended to the property immediately,” RCMP said in a news release. “A drone was used to ascertain who was in the property, and the individuals inside came out and were throwing items at the drone. Instructions were provided by loudspeaker to come out of the …

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