Nova Scotia suspect injured in police shooting day after armed person alert

An RCMP officer in Nova Scotia fired their weapon while responding to a report of an armed individual, resulting in injuries to the suspect. The incident occurred on Thursday morning in Chelsea, N.S., after officers were dispatched to a report of a man with a weapon on Highway 210.

This event followed an emergency alert issued Wednesday evening for residents in Lunenburg and Queens counties. The Alert Ready notification advised people to lock their doors and avoid picking up hitchhikers. The alert was cancelled around 9 p.m. Wednesday after the RCMP stated they no longer believed there was a public safety risk.

In Thursday's update, the RCMP confirmed that the man they encountered was the same individual associated with a suspicious person investigation from the previous day. This suspect was also the subject of the earlier emergency alert.

During the response on Thursday, an officer discharged their firearm. The man sustained injuries consistent with a gunshot wound. Officers provided first aid at the scene. The Nova Scotia RCMP have referred the matter to the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT), the province's independent watchdog responsible for investigating all serious incidents involving police.