A male youth has been arrested after shots were fired in Moncton, N.B., Thursday morning, according to a news release from SiRT. New Brunswick RCMP responded to a report of shots fired on St. George Street around 8:08 a.m. “I was having a shower around eight o’clock when I heard several gunshots,” said Moncton resident Dale Hazel. “I heard gunshots, quite a few. First five or six and then a pause and then two or three more and then another pause. I didn’t see anything, but I knew it was close,” added resident Rheal Hebert. In an email to CTV News, the RCMP said officers were confronted with a suspect “who was armed, and fired shots towards police.” “As the situation evolved, members discharged their firearms towards the suspect,” reads the email. The RCMP says no officers were injured. The suspect was arrested and taken to hospital for assessment. “When I came out around 10 o’clock, I noticed there were car windows shot out in the back parking lot and Lord knows how much more damage. It is very scary to be in this situation,” said Hazel. There were roughly a dozen officers on scene, including several detectives, a dog team and a drone operator. Kennebecasis Regional Police vehicles were also at the scene. Edith Cavell School, a nearby elementary school, enacted lockdown procedures around 8 a.m. “due to a police operation in the area,” according to a statement from the Anglophone East School District. “It was lifted just after 8:30 when the RCMP confirmed the operation had concluded,” said Stephanie Patterson, director of communications for the school district. Police say there is no further risk to the public and officers are remaining in the area as part of their investigation. The Codiac Regional RCMP has referred the incident to SiRT and the police watchdog has confirmed it is investigating. Residents say they heard several gunshots Dale Hazel lives in the building next to where two vehicles had their windows shot out. “I was having a shower around 8:00 when I heard several gunshots. When I finally got showered and dressed, I went to look out the patio door and by that time the RCMP were taping off everything,” he says. “When I came out around 10:00, I noticed there were car windows shot out in the back parking lot.” Hazel says it was a very scary situation. “Moncton is getting worse instead of better,” he says. Rheal Hebert lives across the parking lot from where the shooting took place. “I was going out for a walk with my dog,” said Hebert. “I heard gunshots, quite a few. First, five or six and then a pause and then two or three and then another pause. I didn’t see anything, but I knew it was close.” For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
