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UPDATE: Sipekne’katik RCMP continue with firearms investigation
Sipekne’katik RCMP is continuing with the firearms investigation that lead to an emergency alert yesterday evening.
On March 26, 2023, at approximately 4:45 p.m., while on patrol on Church St. in Sipekne’katik, an RCMP officer was approached by a woman who advised that a 27-year-old woman was armed inside of a home on Dowie Rd. The witness also advised that the woman had discharged the firearm inside the home approximately 45 minutes earlier, around 4 p.m. RCMP officers began securing the area around the home and Dowie Rd. was closed to the public. The Nova Scotia RCMP Emergency Response Team was also dispatched to the scene.
As the investigation progressed, RCMP officers learned that the 27-year-old woman was not inside the residence and as a result, shortly after 7 p.m., an emergency alert was issued advising people in the area to be on the lookout for the woman and if the woman was seen, to call 911 and not approach her.
RCMP officers continued to investigate and after searching the residence, it was determined that there was no evidence to support that the firearm had been discharged, nor that the 27-year-old woman was in possession of a firearm. As there was no longer a threat to public safety, the emergency alert was cancelled.
Shortly after 12 a.m. on March 27, the 27-year-old woman turned herself in to the Sipekne’katik RCMP. The woman was interviewed and later released without charge, as at this time, there is insufficient evidence to form the belief on reasonable grounds that an offence was committed.
The investigation remains ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Siepkne’katik RCMP at 902-758-3388. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers toll free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips App.
Update from last night via RCMP
Update 9:50 p.m. – No one was injured at the home on Dowie Rd in Indian Brook . Officers have searched the residence and no evidence of a gun being present or discharged was found.
Shannon Hudson continues to be a person of interest in the firearms complaint.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or through the P3 Tips App. The emergency alert, that was issued earlier in Indian Brook.
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Update 7:05 p.m: The following Alert was issued in Indian Brook, East Hants, Colchester County and Halifax area. Dangerous female with a handgun, Indian Brook, Nova Scotia.
RCMP are responding to a firearms incident within a residence on Dowie Road in Indian Brook that occurred earlier this evening.
Shannon Yvonne Hudson aged 27, is being described as being 5 foot 3 inches tall, 119 pounds, slim build with shoulder length light brown hair, blue eyes, last seen wearing blue jeans, a light sweater and a red hat. Hudson is believed to be on foot. If seen do not approach Hudson, dial 9-1-1. Follow Nova Scotia RCMP on Twitter or Facebook for more information.
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RCMP is in Indian Brook (Sipeknekatik) on Dowie Rd. responding to a report of an armed person inside a home. Our officers are securing the area. Dowie Rd. is closed to allow police to do their work, avoid the area.
We will provide updates as we have more information.
