Four young males arrested after shots fired on Ermineskin First Nation

Four young males arrested after shots fired on Ermineskin First Nation

Complaints of shots fired at around 2 a.m. April 29

  • Apr. 29, 2020 12:00 p.m.

After shots were heard early Wednesday morning on the Ermineskin First Nation, four males from Maskwacis were arrested and firearms-related charges are pending.

Maskwacis RCMP responded to the Ermineskin First Nation townsite at approximately 2 a.m.in response to multiple shots being fired at a residence, according to an RCMP news release.

No one was injured.

RCMP police dog services were engaged and were able to track the suspects to a nearby residence.

The Maskwacis RCMP contained the area, and the RCMP emergency response team was called in an attempt to resolve the matter quickly and peacefully.

All four of the male occupants of the house were arrested without incident by 8:30 a.m. The males were 16, 17, 18 and 20 years old.

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