Igloolik RCMP officer shot by gunman on snowmobile

A Nunavut man is in police custody Saturday after a shooting incident in the community of Igloolik in which an RCMP officer was shot and wounded from a gunman on a snowmobile. 

Later, shots were fired again at the Igloolik RCMP Detachment and one officer received a non-life threatening gunshot wound. The officer is receiving medical treatment.

An emergency response team arrived to help capture the suspect, who eventually surrendered to officers around 2 p.m. local time.

Igloolik RCMP officer shot by gunman on snowmobile – North – CBC News.

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