Teenager dead after firearm discharged: RCMP

An RCMP vehicle is pictured on July 3, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Callum Smith)

Cross Lake RCMP responded to a reported shooting that killed a teenager.

RCMP were dispatched to a report of a shooting at a residence in Pimicikamak Cree Nation, on Saturday afternoon.

Police were told that a 13-year-old male was shot and transported to the nursing station, where the male was pronounced dead.

His death is being treated as a homicide, and a 17-year-old male was arrested on scene.

A firearm was seized.

Police are not looking for more suspects, and the investigation is on the way.