A man is in a Winnipeg hospital suffering non-life threatening injuries after he was shot by RCMP in Norway House.

 

The 20 year-old male who was shot Sunday afternoon at a baseball tournament whie reportedly surrendering to the Mounties.

 

Chief Ron Evans of the Norway House Cree Nation says there needs to be more answers.

 

“After the shooting happened, and the way that people witnessed the incident it was one of shock and anger. Of course they want answers and some sort of accountability as to what happened. People want the answers to why this took place in the first place. Why was someone shot that was not armed?”

 

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team was called in to investigate the incident by Premier Greg Selinger yesterday afternoon. The team arrived in Norway House last night and will be speaking to witnesses and residents today.

 

Chief Evans says along with the response team there are trauma councillors coming to the community. He says this is an important step in grieving for the younger children who saw the shooting.

 

“Especially in the mind of a young child to witness such an incident, it can have a very long term negative effect of how one views a police officer. Perhaps they don’t feel as safe in their community anymore. It raises all these kind of questions. Fear in the minds of these young children, and that needs to be dealt with.”

 

In a press release sent out by the RCMP Monday afternoon it reads due to the ongoing investigation they cannot comment on the incident.