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A police watchdog agency in Saskatchewan is investigating a the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man by RCMP officers in Deschambault Lake.
According to the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team – a civilian-led agency mandated to investigate cases when a death or serious injury is caused by police officers in the province – Mounties from the local RCMP detachment came across a group of people in a wooded area near the village on the morning of August 8 “at a location where a gunshot had recently been discharged.”
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According to a statement issued by the team, as officers were informing one of the men in the group that he was under arrest, a 19-year-old man allegedly pointed a gun at the police officers.
Both Mounties then “discharged several rounds from their service pistols, striking the man in the torso and causing him to fall to the ground.”
The victim of the shooting died at the scene, the Serious Incident Response Team noted, while the remaining members of the group were arrested.
The RCMP said a firearm and several replica firearms were found at the scene, and noted that no officers were injured.
The watchdog agency said its investigation will examine the conduct of the police officers and the circumstances surrounding the shooting, with a report to be released publicly within 90 days of the conclusion of the investigation.
Meanwhile, two people are facing charges in connection with the incident in Deschambault Lake.
A 31-year-old man from Pelican Narrows is facing charges of possession of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm, along with an assault charge related to an outstanding warrant, while a 20-year-old Deschambault Lake woman was charged with breaching an undertaking.
