RCMP respond to shots fired in Behchokǫ̀, residents told to shelter in place - BERITAJA

Police successful Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T., are responding to a study of shots fired, pinch officers searching for aggregate equipped suspects successful the organization successful the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories.

In a societal media post, RCMP said officers are looking for 5 to six individuals believed to beryllium equipped pinch agelong guns and travelling connected 2 snowmobiles, 1 of which is described arsenic orange.

Police said nary injuries person been reported and preliminary accusation suggests the incident was targeted.

Additional resources person been deployed to the organization and residents are being asked to shelter successful place, enactment distant from windows and doors, and debar sharing constabulary locations.

At slightest 2 schools successful the community, Chief Jimmy Bruneau School and Elizabeth Mackenzie Elementary School, were placed nether lockdown arsenic a precaution.

In a connection to parents and guardians, schoolhouse officials said each students and unit are safe inside, but nary 1 is allowed to participate aliases time off the buildings until constabulary springiness the all-clear. Students will stay astatine schoolhouse done the luncheon play and will beryllium fed connected site.

In a abstracted societal media post, Behchokǫ̀ Chief Bertha Rabesca-Zoe besides urged residents to enactment inside, fastener their doors and debar sharing images aliases video of constabulary activity, saying doing truthful could uncover officers’ locations.

Police opportunity further accusation will beryllium released erstwhile available.