RCMP say N.B. shooting suspect arrested
RCMP say a 47-year-old man who was the subject of a manhunt in eastern New Brunswick has been arrested.
The announcement made on social media came just over 24 hours after police said they were first called about a shooting in Esgenoôpetitj First Nation, about 37 kilometres northeast of Miramichi.
RCMP Cpl. Hans Ouellette said in an interview Thursday evening that Neguac RCMP responded to a report around 1:45 p.m. on Thursday from a person who had been shot in Esgenoopetitj, also known as Burnt Church.
At the scene, police found a dead 48-year-old man and an injured man. The injured man was taken to hospital with what police described as non-life threatening injuries.
RCMP issued a provincewide emergency alert at 4 p.m. Thursday naming a suspect. His arrest was announced just before 3 p.m. on Friday.
Esgenoôpetitj First Nation community member Diana Simon says she was shocked by the events Thursday. (Radio-Canada)
Horizon Health Network said on social media that access to the Miramichi Regional Hospital was restricted because of the search, though its emergency room remains open.
The school in Esgenoôpetitj was closed on Friday.
Community member Diana Simon said she found out at a police checkpoint on the highway Thursday night that someone had been hurt.
Simon said she was a retiree who used to work at the Esgenoopetitj band office.
"It comes as a shock," she said. "Usually it's pretty quiet here."
