Sask. man charged in Cumberland House shooting

(David Prisciak/CTV News)

Cumberland RCMP have charged a 29-year-old man following a shooting in the northern Saskatchewan community of Cumberland House that left one person injured.

Officers were called around 8 a.m. on Jan. 22 to reports of an injured person outside a local business.

When they arrived, officers found an adult man with gunshot wounds and provided first aid until paramedics transported him to hospital with serious injuries.

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Investigators identified a suspect and a vehicle he was known to operate. RCMP, with support from Police Dog Services, began searching for the man and later determined he was inside a home in Cumberland House.

The Saskatchewan RCMP’s Critical Incident Response Team, along with conservation officers and the Saskatchewan Marshals Service, helped secure the area.

Police say the suspect was arrested without incident around 1:40 p.m. the same day.

The man now faces charges of aggravated assault and discharging a firearm with intent. He is scheduled to appear in La Ronge provincial court on Jan. 26.

Cumberland House is 447 km north-east of Saskatoon.