La GRC recherche toujours un suspect arm茅 en N.-脡., mais rassure la population

Nova Scotia RCMP say they don鈥檛 believe there is any threat to the public as they search for a man they believe is armed with a shotgun following a shooting at a motel in Brookfield. The RCMP logo is seen on a podium ahead of a news conference, in St. John's, Saturday, June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia RCMP say they don鈥檛 believe there is any threat to the public as they continue their search for a potentially armed man suspected of shooting a woman at a motel in Brookfield, N.S.

RCMP spokesman Cpl. Chris Marshall says the alleged shooter and victim were known to each other and that there have been no reports of other incidents since an emergency alert late Sunday.

The alert was issued for the counties of Colchester, Cumberland, Guysborough, Hants and Pictou, as well as the Halifax region.

Marshall says the woman who was shot sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries.

The suspect, 52-year-old Darren Trevor Jackson, is described as a white man, five feet 10 inches tall, 205 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

The Mounties say they think the suspect has a shotgun and may be driving a dark 2016 GMC Sierra pickup truck with a cracked windshield, a grey metal tool box in the truck bed and an airbag and cover missing from the steering wheel.

鈥淭he alert was primarily one to let people know what was going on in the area 鈥 but we don鈥檛 believe that there is a greater risk to the public, because it was a targeted incident,鈥 Marshall said.

This report by 好色tvwas first published Oct. 16, 2023.

The 好色tv Press. All rights reserved.

More Atlantic Stories

Altantic News Today newsletter keeps you updated on the latest stories from Eastern Canada.

Free newsletter. Sent Monday to Friday.