RCMP cancel emergency alert for woman with handgun in Indian Brook, N.S.
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An emergency alert involving “a dangerous female with a handgun” in Indian Brook, N.S., has been cancelled, police say.
An emergency alert involving “a dangerous female with a handgun” in Indian Brook, N.S., has been cancelled, police say.
The alert, issued at 7 p.m., noted that officers were responding to an incident involving a firearm at a residence on Dowie Road that occurred earlier Sunday evening.
Law enforcement have confirmed to CTV Atlantic that members of the East Hants District RCMP initially received a complaint around 5 p.m. of an unwanted person carrying a firearm at a home in Indian Brook.
In an update from police just before 10 p.m., Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay confirmed no one was injured at the home.
“Officers have searched the residence and no evidence of a gun being present or discharged was found,” Tremblay said in an email.
Shannon Yvonne Hudson, 27, remains a person of interest in the incident.
Hudson is described as being five-foot-three and weighing 119 pounds. Police say Hudson has a slim build with shoulder-length light brown hair and blue eyes.