On July 4, 2026, at 11:05 am, Cross Lake RCMP officers attended to a residence, located on Garrioch Drive, on a request to assist First Nation Safety Officers with a check on wellbeing request for the occupants of the home.

While officers remained near the residence, they heard a commotion inside followed by two males running out the front door who then turned towards to the back of the property and headed into the bush towards the lake.

The officers were then advised that one of the suspects had dropped a handgun onto the deck which was secured by the FNSO’s on scene.

Both officers pursued the two suspects on foot into the bush where they were eventually located as they tried to hide in the water.

The two male suspects (19,18), both from Brampton, ON, were arrested without incident.

A search of the suspects, and the backpack they were carrying, led to the seizure of a small quantity of a drug, believed to be cocaine, cash, illicit pills and other drug related paraphernalia.

A search of the residence and the deck led to the seizure of two 9mm handguns and a loaded magazine for each.

The two suspects, Jaden Cooper, 19, and Prabhroop Bassi, 18, were remanded into custody on a number of drug and firearms-related offences.

Cross Lake RCMP continue to investigate.