Witnesses hear gunshots in Rankin Inlet but no one with gun found: RCMP
Police search Area 6, Johnson’s Cove and Swan Lake following reports of possible gunfire
Rankin Inlet residents heard gunshots just outside of town on the night of July 18, RCMP Sgt. Pauline Melanson told Nunatsiaq News. Officers investigated but found no evidence of shooting. (File photo) RCMP were dispatched after receiving a call about gunshots at 10 p.m. that night. They searched several areas around Area 6 of Rankin Inlet and spoke to several witnesses. However, no person shooting or no one with a gun was found, Melasonson added. Police also searched the Johnson’s Cove and Swan Lake areas after witnesses described the shots as out of town, but no one was found. (Photo by David Venn)
RCMP in Rankin Inlet responded to reports of gunshots there Tuesday night but found no evidence of a shooting, according to spokesperson Sgt. Pauline Melanson.
Officers were dispatched after receiving a call about possible gunshots at 10 p.m., she said in an email to Nunatsiaq News.
They searched several areas around Area 6 of Rankin Inlet and spoke to witnesses.
However, they found no person or anyone with a gun, Melanson said.
Police also searched the Johnson’s Cove and Swan Lake areas after witnesses described the shots as coming from out of town, but no one was found.
Is it illegal to fire a gun “outside of town”?
It might be if it’s still within the municipal limits even if it’s outside the built up area.
Gun shots are loud in the water they were probably 5 miles out hunting seals