Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
On December 9, 2023, at 3:00 pm, Thompson Rural RCMP received a report of two males fighting on Muskrat Road in Tataskweyak Cree Nation (Split Lake). One suspect was reportedly armed with a knife.
First Nation Safety Officer’s responded and took a 31-year-old male into custody for being in possession of the knife The other suspect, a 29-year-old male, was told to leave the area.
At 3:15 pm, RCMP were advised that the 29-year-old male had attended to the FNSO’s office in an attempt to break-in and assault the 31-year-old male. His attempt was unsuccessful and he fled the scene.
Information was then received that the 29-year-old had armed himself with a shotgun and was walking around the community pointing the firearm at individuals.
RCMP officers arrived in the community and at 5:30 pm, located the suspect at a residence where he was taken into custody without incident.
Trio Flett, 29, was remanded into custody on charges including Assault x2, Point Firearm and other firearms-related offences.
Thompson Rural RCMP continue to investigate.