A 26-year-old Ebb and Flow First Nation male suspect was recently located and arrested with the help of police service dog Marook. The arrest was in connection to a firearms related incident that occurred in the community.
Ste. Rose du Lac RCMP were recently dispatched to a report of shots fired inside a residence on Ebb and Flow First Nation. While officers were en route, they were updated that the suspect, who was known to police, had fled the scene on foot.
Officers arrived at the scene and were advised by the occupants that a disturbance had occurred between the suspect and another male in the home. Members were told that shots were fired, and soon after, the suspect fled the home into the woods without the firearm. No one inside the home was injured as a result.
Manitoba RCMP Police Dog Services (PDS) and members of the Manitoba West District Crime Reduction Enforcement Support Team (CREST) were called in to assist in the search for the suspect. Shortly after, PDS Marook assisted in locating the suspect in an empty lot where he was arrested and taken into custody with a minor injury.
RCMP report that 26-year-old Shawn Francouer, from Ebb and Flow First Nation, was remanded into custody and oi facing numerous weapons related charges in connection to this incident.
