WITCHEKAN LAKE FIRST NATION – Saskatchewan RCMP have issued a second alert for two armed suspects in a shooting reported Monday morning on a First Nation northwest of Saskatoon.
They said in a provincewide alert Monday morning that there were reports of shootings in the Witchekan Lake First Nation, but later scaled back the search for suspects to focus on the Witchekan, Sask.
Police say in a tweet Kelly Witchekan has brown hair, brown eyes, is five feet nine inches and 140 pounds and Melvin Starblanket has black hair, brown eyes, is also five feet nine and 160 pounds.
Mounties say they found the dark red Ford Mustang described in the previous alert and say it is no longer involved in the investigation.
Residents are advised to stay inside and lock their doors.
Mounties say the shooting is not believed to be connected to Sunday’s fatal knife attack on the James Smith Cree Nation and the village of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon.
A suspect in those stabbings remains at large.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on September 5, 2022.
