Nova Scotia’s police watchdog is investigating after the RCMP shot and killed a man from a First Nation along Highway 202 north of Halifax. The Serious Incident Response Team says the RCMP responded to a call Tuesday morning at the Sipekne’katik First Nation about a man with a firearm who had allegedly threatened others before driving off. Police warned residents of Hants and Colchester counties to seek shelter and lock doors and windows because of a man with a firearm driving a blue Honda Civic in the area. The watchdog says officers located the man later in the day and deflated his tires using a spike belt, causing his car to leave the highway. It says police tried non-lethal options before firing multiple shots. The watchdog says the man was…
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