Saint John issues 'shelter in place' warning for shooting, armed person

CBC News

· Posted: May 07, 2025 9:06 PM EDT | Last Updated: 23 minutes ago

The metropolis of Saint John has advised residents astir the Rockwood Park country to structure successful place, saying 1 idiosyncratic has been changeable and a fishy has not been identified oregon located.

The metropolis issued the alert via email conscionable earlier 9 p.m. Wednesday

A subsequent emergency broadcast alert astatine 10:30 p.m. added that police were searching for "an equipped idiosyncratic reported to beryllium carrying a gun."

The alerts some indicated that residents of Seeley Street, Mount Pleasant, Lilly Lake and each of Rockwood Park should structure successful spot and fastener their doors.

In a societal media post, Saint John Police unit wrote that constabulary were connected scene.

A spokesperson for the unit told CBC News much details would beryllium released arsenic soon arsenic they were available. No accusation was provided connected the information of the idiosyncratic who was shot.

The country nether the alert, connected the northbound broadside of Highway 1, is heavy wooded and residential, and is astir 1.5 kilometres northbound of Uptown Saint John. Rockwood Park is besides adjacent to the Saint John Regional Hospital.