By Canadian Press

Two dead, one injured in Sask. First Nation shooting as police search for suspect

Sep 6, 2021 | 2:03 PM

MELFORT, Sask. — Two people are dead, one more is in hospital and a manhunt is underway after a shooting on a Saskatchewan First Nation. 

RCMP with the detachment in Melfort, Sask., issued an emergency alert shortly after the Sunday evening shooting on the James Smith First Nation, but had lifted it as of Monday morning. 

Police say the shooting took place during an altercation at a home in the community located about 180 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon. 

They say a 37-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, who were both from the First Nation, were killed. Another man, who is 44, was taken to hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.

Police issued an update on Monday morning saying they had no word on the injured man’s condition. 

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They have not released the names of any of the victims, but said their families have been notified. 

Police are now searching for 33-year-old Shawn Moostoos, who they say was known to the victims. 

Mounties say Moostoos, who is described as six feet tall, about 190 pounds with brown hair and eyes and a scar on his left hand, may be driving a white 2003 Pontiac Montana.

They allege the suspect may be armed and should not be approached, but are urging the public to contact police if they have any information on  his whereabouts. 

The search for Moostoos involves officers from Saskatoon and multiple RCMP detachments. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 6, 2021.

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