N.B. news: Man shot during break and enter in Gaspereau Forks [Video]

The New Brunswick RCMP says it is looking for two suspects after a man was shot during a break and enter near Chipman on Sunday night.

RCMP responded to a report of a person who had been shot outside of a home on Route 123 in Gaspereau Forks around 10:30 p.m.

Officers found a 75-year-old man at the scene with a gunshot wound.

He was taken to hospital with what police believe to be serious, but non-life-threatening, injuries.

Police say two suspects fled the scene.

“We believe that the two suspects were committing a break, enter and theft when the homeowner and the 75-year-old man arrived at the scene,” said Sgt. Mark Blakely with the New Brunswick RCMP in a Wednesday news release from the force.

“An altercation ensued and a firearm was discharged at the 75-year-old.”

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