Overview
- An altercation outside Dirty O'Fergies during the Fireweed Festival opening ended in gunfire that injured three people on Saturday.
- Police issued a community-wide shelter-in-place that lasted more than 13 hours while officers searched for the fleeing suspect.
- Multiple RCMP units searched Fort Smith and at about 4:30 a.m. Mountain Time on Sunday they arrested the suspect without incident.
- Charges are expected but remain pending as investigators collect evidence. Anyone who saw the pre-shooting altercation is asked to visit the Fort Smith RCMP detachment to give a statement.
- Fort Smith is a small northern town where the festival is central to community life. The long lockdown and shooting have heightened local concern and will keep investigators and organizers focused on safety measures.