An investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed by RCMP in Elsipogtog First Nation, N.B.
According to a news release from the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT), two RCMP officers responded to a man allegedly threatening to harm himself on Sunday. A man carrying weapons approached the police and one of the officers used a Taser, but it was ineffective, according to SiRT.
The other officer “discharged a firearm” and hit the man, who later died in hospital.
In a separate news release, the RCMP said officers responded to a man in “mental distress” with a weapon at a Graham Road residence around 11:19 p.m. Sunday. The man allegedly would not cooperate with police and refused to drop his weapon.
“As the situation evolved, a member discharged their firearm at the man,” said the RCMP in the release.
The RCMP says officers administered First Aid before the man was taken to hospital.
A statement on the Elsipogtog First Nation Band’s Facebook page…