BIG RIVER FIRST NATION - Big River RCMP are asking for the public's help following a report of a shooting.
On Aug. 25 at approximately 7:50 p.m., Big River RCMP received a report of a man with a gunshot wound injury on Big River First Nation.
Officers responded and located the injured man at a home on Big River First Nation. He was taken to hospital with injuries described as non-life threatening.
Investigation determined the man and two other individuals were walking on Highway 793 when a grey SUV drove past and a firearm was discharged from it. One of the rounds hit the man.
In a separate incident, on the evening of Aug. 25, officers received a report that bear mace had been deployed on Big Loop Road on Big River First Nation. Investigation determined a grey SUV drove by and unknown individual(s) deployed the bear mace from it. A woman was assessed by EMS for injuries described as non-life threatening.
It is believed the grey SUV in these incidents is the same.
Big River RCMP continue to investigate.
Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact Big River RCMP at 310-RCMP or Crime Stoppers.
