Person seriously injured after being shot by N.S. RCMP in Eastern Passage

A person was shot while RCMP were responding to reports of a physical assault in Eastern Passage, N.S.

One person is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after they were shot by an RCMP officer in Eastern Passage, N.S., Tuesday afternoon.

The RCMP was responding to a report of an assault at a residence on Cedar Lane around 1:50 p.m. at the time of the shooting.

“During the RCMP response, a member discharged their firearm; a person sustained life-threatening injuries consistent with a gun shot wound and was transported to hospital,” said the RCMP in a news release.

“No one else was injured.”

Police remain on scene in Eastern Passage as they investigate.

The shooting has been referred to the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT), which is responsible for investigating serious incidents involving police in Nova Scotia.

No other details are available at this time.

More to come.

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