A 23-year-old Wekwe茅ti man is in custody after responded to a complaint about a firearm in the remote community last week.
On Wednesday, around 6 p.m., Behchoko received a call that a man was in possession of a firearm and that he posed "potential harm," to the community, stated an news release.
The report prompted a large-scale response from , who deployed additional resources, including Police Dog Service, to Wekwe茅ti by airplane. The plane arrived in the community around 10:45 p.m.
The male suspect was located in the community by police, but fled the scene. A loaded shotgun was retrieved by at the location the man was last seen.
Police discontinued their search after nightfall. Overnight, officers monitored a residence where the suspect was last seen.
The search for the man resumed Thursday morning with the help of Wekwe茅ti residents who offered tips about his location throughout the day.
Acting on one of those tips, police located and arrested the male -unarmed - after stopping a vehicle around 8 p.m. Thursday evening.
The identity of the 23-year-old man has not been released by police.
He was taken into custody without incident and flown to Yellowknife on Friday, along with the responding members.
SA国际影视传媒淩esponses to calls for services in remote communities pose many challenges, as you can see by the assembling of a team to respond, and the need for private charter plane to access," stated spokesperson Marie York-Condon in the news release.
"In this incident, the community of Wekwe茅ti continued to support the and each other, throughout the event. The situation was very fluid, and the hard-work of the members on the ground, supported by the community in many ways, provided a positive result with no injury," added York-Condon.
"We are thankful this came to a peaceful resolution and thank the community of Wekwe茅ti."
No charges have been laid and police are continuing to investigate the incident.
