RCMP face gunfire again in Nunavut after man allegedly fires at detachment

KIMMIRUT, Nunavut – Mounties say their officers faced gunfire again in a tiny Baffin Island hamlet.

Police say the the incident started in Kimmirut early Saturday when an intoxicated female banged on the door of an officer’s home, claiming she was in danger.

Other officers were called over and took her to the detachment, but while they were there, they say a man fired multiple rounds at the detachment and a police truck.

The incident ended when a group of about 10 people made a citizen’s arrest and held the man until an RCMP team from Iqaluit arrived.

It’s not the first time officers in Kimmirut have been fired upon.

In March shots were fired at the homes of two Mounties.

There are no reports of injuries from either incident, but RCMP Supt. Hilton Smee says Kimmirut and its residents are under siege from the shootings.