La Ronge RCMP kept busy with firearm discharge incident, robbery

A man who was found hiding in a crawl space after allegedly discharging a firearm towards a person in the community of Hall Lake was discovered by police shortly after the incident.

Around 7:15 a.m. on Sunday, May 17, La Ronge RCMP received a report about the shooting. The person who was shot at was not physically injured. Police learned the suspect had driven to a home in the community. When they showed up there, the suspect hiding in the crawl space resisted arrest. He was eventually taken into custody, and police located a firearm matching the description of the initial report.

A 34-year-old man from La Ronge faces multiple charges, including one count of discharging a firearm with intent. He made his first court appearance on May 19.

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