Saskatchewan: Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation man killed during police response, watchdog investigating [Video]

Saskatchewan’s Serious Incident Response (SIRT) is investigating after a man died as a result of police action on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation.

Saskatchewan RCMP detailed the incident in a news release published late Sunday night.

At approximately 6:45 a.m. Sunday, Shellbrook RCMP received a report of an assault on the first nation. Officers responded to the scene where a confrontation involving a man forced officers to take cover.

The suspect fled inside a nearby home. RCMP noted that two adults and two children were inside the home at the time of the incident.

Police contained the scene and Saskatchewan RCMP’s Critical Incident Response Team was called in.

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During the police response, RCMP say a firearm was discharged and the suspect was injured as a result.

Officers on scene provided life-saving efforts until paramedics responded.

The man, who was from Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation, was pronounced dead by …