Posted: Jan 07, 2021 4:58 PM AT | Last Updated: January 7
Jansen Bryan Baker, 24, was named as the suspect in the shooting while the search was going on earlier this week. He has yet to be charged.(RCMP)
A suspect who allegedly shot a teacher leaving Riverview High School on Tuesday evening is being held in a federal prison pending a court appearance in several weeks, a Crown prosecutor says.
RCMP named Jansen Bryan Baker, 24, as the suspect in the shooting that left a teacher in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A nearly 19-hour search for Baker ended when he was found in Amherst, N.S., around noon on Wednesday.
It was an evolving and dynamic situation, and the areas that received the message were strategically chosen based on the investigational information we had at the time.
Taking the time to put out thoroughly checked information is crucial not only to public safety, she said, but also to keeping rumours and misinformation from spreading throughout the community.
Gallant said it was encouraging to see that the alert information was being widely shared on social media, because that ensured that credible and accurate information was circulating. That may seem like a small thing, but it went a long way during an incident like this, she said.
Posted: Jan 06, 2021 4:19 AM AT | Last Updated: January 7
Jansen Bryan Baker, 24, was arrested without incident shortly before noon by the Amherst Police Force.(Katie Simmonds/Facebook)
A teacher was the victim of a shooting on Riverview High School property Tuesday, the school says.
In a letter posted on its website Wednesday night and attributed to RHS staff, the school refers to an incident that occurred just after 5 p.m. and resulted in a serious but non-life-threatening injury. The victims of this violence are teachers here at Riverview High School, the letter states. Although only one teacher was injured, other teachers were there as it happened or helped respond while waiting for emergency services.
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