A 20-year-old Mountie was shot and killed in the line of duty in Kimmirut, a small community in Nunavut.
At a news conference in Iqaluit on Tuesday, Supt. Martin Cheliak said Const. Douglas Scott was killed Monday night while responding to a report of a possible impaired driver.
An individual has been taken into custody in relation to Scott's death, but no charges have been laid.
Scott had only been with the RCMP for about six months.
"He was only 20 years old but already had demonstrated his commitment to the RCMP, to Canada and to the community he willingly served," Cheliak said.
Scott is originally from Brockville, Ont.
Here is a timeline of events, according to Cheliak:
10:56 p.m.: The RCMP receive a call about a possible impaired driver.
11:02 p.m.: Scott contacts dispatch to say he is responding to the call. A short time later, calls to Scott go unanswered.
11:31 p.m.: A second member of the detachment is advised by local residents that the suspect had crashed into a house. Upon arrival at the scene, it is confirmed that Scott has been shot.
11:56 p.m.: It is confirmed that the suspect has entered his own residence;
4:10 a.m.: The suspect surrenders to police and is taken into custody without incident. Suspect is later transferred to Iqaluit, where he remains in custody.
Kimmirut is formerly known as Lake Harbour. According to the community's website, it has a population of about 425 people, 91 per cent of whom are Inuit.
The site describes Kimmirut as a community known for its "warm, friendly people and traditional indigenous Inuit culture and way of life."
Juanita Taylor, of the Aboriginal People's Television Network, said it is a "dry" community, meaning alcohol is banned.
Scott's death comes within a month of the slaying of Const. Christopher Worden in Hay River, N.W.T. Worden, 30, was shot on Oct. 6 after responding to an early morning call for police assistance.
Emrah Bulatci, 23, has been arrested in relation to Worden's death. He was taken into custody after a seven-hour standoff at a low-income housing unit in the west end of Edmonton.
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