Four males, a 20 year-old, an 18 year-old, a 17 year-old and a 16 year-old, all of Maskwacis, have been arrested with firearms related charges pending following a complaint of shots fired on the Ermineskin First Nation.
At about 2 a.m. on April 29, 2020, the Maskwacis RCMP responded to the townsite of the Ermineskin First Nation in response to multiple shots fired at a residence. None of the occupants were injured during the shooting. RCMP Police Dog Services were engaged and were able to track the suspects to a nearby residence. The Maskwacis RCMP contained the area, and the RCMP Emergency Response Team (ERT) was engaged to attempt to resolve the matter quickly and peacefully.
All four of the male occupants of the house were arrested without incident by 8:30 a.m. There was no discharge of firearms by police or the suspects at any time during the arrest and no injuries resulted from the incident. Investigation into this incident is ongoing and updates will be provided when available.