Update on Chipman RCMP situation
Noon May 28/16 update: Details sketchy but…
• Yelling heard, man needing help.
• The man was lying in a driveway with a gunshot wound to his arm, and pellets sprayed on his chest, according to an eye witness.
• Residents comfort him, call for emergency help and the police.
• Driver of a red and orange jeep may be questioned.
• STARS arrived at 4:37 pm May 27, landing on the green space beside the Chipman National Hall.
• A half dozen police vehicles arrive on the scene, scene, talking witness statements, photos, and cordoning off the area with yellow tape to secure what one officer said was a crime scene.
• Lamont Leader is waiting for a police report with exact details and an update on the crime. See Tuesday’s Leader for confirmed details.