RCMP issue alert about armed man on the loose in the area around Burnt Church, N.B.

New Brunswick RCMP have issued an alert about an armed man in the area around Esgenoopetitj First Nation, also known as Burnt Church. The message issued through the province’s emergency alert system says police are searching for a 47-year-old man reportedly carrying weapons “with intent to use them.”

• 1 dead, another injured as N.B. RCMP issue alert about armed man at large