RCMP involved shooting at Fishing Lake First Nation results in death of one man

A police shooting at a home on the Fishing Lake First Nation has left a man dead.

RCMP said in a release that at around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, Wadena RCMP got a report of a man who was armed with a knife and causing a disturbance.

Two RCMP officers responded to the scene where they found the man outside of a home. Police said the man was shot shortly after the two members arrived.

Paramedics made attempts to give him first aid but were unsuccessful.