Overview
- RCMP said late Friday they took several people into custody after shots were fired in Behchokǫ̀, but at least one suspect remains at large and a shelter-in-place order is still in effect.
- Officers earlier reported they were tracking five to six people believed to have long guns and travelling on two snowmobiles, including one that is orange.
- Chief Jimmy Bruneau School and Elizabeth Mackenzie Elementary went into lockdown on Friday, with staff keeping students inside and providing food until police give the all‑clear.
- Residents were told to stay inside, keep away from windows and doors, and avoid posting police locations, with the community’s chief urging people not to share photos or videos of officers.
- Behchokǫ̀ is a small community of about 2,000 people roughly 100 kilometres northwest of Yellowknife, where snowmobile travel is common and shapes how police respond in winter conditions.