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Alert Lifted After Big Island Lake Cree Nation Shooting as Two Suspects Remain at Large

Police report one fatality plus three injuries, with investigators probing whether the attack was targeted.

Overview

  • RCMP lifted the dangerous-person alert just before 5 p.m. Tuesday after assessing no imminent risk, but the two suspects remain at large.
  • Mounties say two men sharing a single firearm were last seen on an ATV in the community near the Alberta border.
  • One person was killed and three others were injured, with formal identification pending through the Saskatchewan Coroners Service.
  • Family members identified the deceased as Neil Wahpistikwan, a name police have not confirmed.
  • Seven area health facilities went into temporary lockdown during the search, and investigators are still determining whether the attack was random or targeted.