By Aaron Sousa A police oversight agency is investigating after a man was shot and killed by the RCMP on a First Nation in northwestern New Brunswick. The Serious Incident Response Team, or SiRT, says it was contacted Sunday after the police-involved shooting on Neqotkuk, also known as Tobique First Nation, near the province’s border with Maine. Mounties issued an advisory on social media earlier Sunday regarding a police operation on the First Nation and asked people to avoid the area, but have not provided an update. A statement issued late Sunday from Neqotkuk First Nation Chief Ross Perley and council identified the deceased man as Bronson Paul and extended condolences to his family and friends. It says a sacred fire has been lit at a community hall on the…
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