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A man wanted by police in connection with a shooting and arson on the Yellow Quill First Nation has been arrested.
According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers were called to the First Nation east of Saskatoon on Saturday afternoon, where they found an adult man injured outside a home. The victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
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While the suspect had fled by the time police arrived, the RCMP said officers did find a vehicle “that had sustained fire damage” at the scene of the shooting.
Police subsequently issued a warrant for the arrest of 26-year-old Kain Cheechan, a Yellow Quill resident, in connection with the shooting. He’s facing charges of discharging a firearm with intent, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, unauthorized possession of a firearm and arson causing damage to a motor vehicle.
In an update issued Monday, police said Cheechan was arrested on the First Nation on Sunday and is scheduled to appear in provincial court in Melfort on Monday.
