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Investigation underway after man shoots himself during police interaction

Dec 5, 2018 | 3:02 PM

A man from the Onion Lake Cree Nation has died from a self-inflicted wound during an interaction with police.

On Dec. 1, members of the Onion Lake RCMP detachment responded to an assault complaint and identified a suspect sitting in a vehicle in Onion Lake Cree Nation. Officers observed the man holding a firearm. During their engagement with him, the man shot himself and was declared deceased on scene.

Police did not discharge their firearms during the incident.

The man was 43 years old.