Investigation
RCMP ‘H’ Division Incident in Pictou Landing Involving Firearm Discharge
Date Published: 2024-08-28
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: RCMP H Division
Summary
Just after midnight on January 1, 2024, the SiRT received a referral from the RCMP regarding an incident in Pictou Landing Fist Nation. Late in the night of December 31, 2023, multiple 911 calls were made regarding the conduct of an adult male (the “Affected Party”/ “AP”). The calls outlined a domestic disturbance where the AP was threatening to harm himself or others and was armed with a knife. The calls indicated the AP was looking to be shot. While police were looking for the AP, he emerged from a residence with his hands in the front pockets of his sweater. He ran toward two officers, the Subject Officer (“SO”) and Witness Officer #1 (“WO1”). The SO discharged four shots from his firearm, striking the AP’s right chest, arm, and thigh. WO1 discharged his Conducted Energy Weapon (“CEW”/ “Taser”). The officers administered emergency first aid at the scene until Emergency Health Services (“EHS”) arrived and transported the AP to hospital, where he underwent surgery….
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