Man wounded in police shooting in Tatamagouche, N.S. after woman found dead in home

A man was wounded in a police-involved shooting in Tatamagouche, N.S., after the body of a woman was discovered in a home.

RCMP say officers responded to a 911 call from a residence in Bayhead in Colchester County, shortly before midnight on Sunday.

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Officers found the body of a woman and located a male suspect shortly after.

“There was an incident where a woman was shot and is now deceased and in the investigation of that matter, police learned about a 47-year-old man,” said Ron MacDonald, director of the province’s Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT).

Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "There was an incident where a woman was shot and is now deceased and in the investigation of that matter, police learned about a 47-year-old man," said Ron MacDonald, director of the province's Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT).

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According to police, the man drove off in a vehicle and RCMP pursued him until they reached the Lockerbie Memorial Cemetery on Highway 6 in Tatamagouche.

RCMP say they “verbally engaged” with the suspect who was inside the vehicle for several hours, before gunfire was exchanged at around 7 a.m.

The suspect was wounded, taken to hospital for treatment and remains in police custody. Neither RCMP nor SiRT could confirm the extent of the man’s injuries.

Ron MacDonald, Serious Incident Response Team director, says suspect still in hospital, three officers fired guns. #Tatamagouche #NovaScotia pic.twitter.com/XRc7ZNiRLH

— Steve Silva (@SteveCSilva) September 18, 2017

Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: Ron MacDonald, Serious Incident Response Team director, says suspect still in hospital, three officers fired guns. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tatamagouche?src=hash">#Tatamagouche</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NovaScotia?src=hash">#NovaScotia</a> <a href="https://t.co/XRc7ZNiRLH">pic.twitter.com/XRc7ZNiRLH</a></p><p>— Steve Silva (@SteveCSilva) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveCSilva/status/909827542756052992">September 18, 2017</a>