By battlefordsNOW Staff

UPDATE: Police arrest male suspect following Saulteaux F.N. shooting

Sep 2, 2018 | 4:13 PM

UPDATE: Jonathan Swiftwolfe was arrested near a residence on the Mosquito First Nation. He remains in custody and is due to appear in court on Friday, at 9:30 a.m. according to an RCMP media release. Police have also confirmed that this incident orginally took place on the Moosomin First Nation. 

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A 24-year-old man is wanted by the Battlefords RCMP after a shooting on the Saulteaux First Nation.

Jonathan Swiftwolfe is facing numerous firearm-related charges, according to an RCMP press release, after police and paramedics were dispatched to a home on the First Nation at 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

A 24-year-old man was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to his lower leg.

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The man, who was conscious when found, was transported to Battlefords Union Hospital for immediate care and remains in stable condition in Saskatoon.

Police said Swiftwolfe is considered a risk to public safety and should not be approached.

He was last seen driving a dark-coloured, older-model Dodge Ram truck. He is described as 5’10”, 181 pounds with a medium build, and a tattoo on his right upper neck.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911.

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