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First Nation Chief Says N.B. RCMP Detachment Is Now Closed After Man Shot and Killed
Neqotkuk First Nation closed the RCMP detachment indefinitely after Bronson Paul’s death; 75% of fatal police incidents in New Brunswick involve Indigenous people, says Chief Perley.
- On January 18, 2026, the Serious Incident Response Team said it is investigating a police-involved shooting on Tobique First Nation in which an adult male, Bronson Paul, died.
- The New Brunswick RCMP responded to a domestic dispute at a Main Street residence in Neqotkuk, deploying a conducted energy weapon ineffectively before an officer discharged a firearm at a man with an edged weapon.
- Chief Ross Perley announced the band council is closing the local RCMP detachment indefinitely, with police escorted to calls by local security while 911 remains available amid community fear.
- Premier Susan Holt said her government has offered Chief Ross Perley full support and pledged the investigation will be transparent, timely and appropriate for the family of Bronson Paul and Neqotkuk community.
- The incident joins a string of Indigenous deaths that spurred calls for an independent inquiry into systemic racism, with advocates citing coroner's recommendations for more training and less-lethal tools and noting 75 per cent of fatal police incidents involve Indigenous people in New Brunswick.
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First Nation chief says N.B. RCMP detachment is now closed after man shot and killed
TOBIQUE FIRST NATION — Neqotkuk First Nation Chief Ross Perley says his community is "sad, shocked, outraged all at the same time," after the RCMP shot and killed a man on their territory in northwestern New Brunswick on Sunday evening.
·Prince George, Canada
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Premier wants 'transparent' investigation after First Nations man shot dead by police
Premier Susan Holt says her government will do its part in making sure an investigation into the fatal police shooting of a Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation) man on Sunday night is done in a “transparent, timely and appropriate manner.”
·Saint John, Canada
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Indigenous groups are calling for "action and justice" from governments in response to the death of Bronson Paul, an Aboriginal man killed by the police on Sunday night.
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