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SiRT investigating police shooting involving youth in downtown Moncton

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Lau, R. (2026, September 17). SiRT investigating police shooting involving youth in downtown Moncton. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12063394/new-brunswick-rcmp-sirt-shooting-moncton/

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The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) is investigating a police shooting in downtown Moncton where a male youth exchanged gunfire with officers shortly after 8 a.m. on Thursday. The incident occurred when responding RCMP officers found the youth armed and firing shots towards them, leading to an officer discharging their firearm. The youth was subsequently arrested and taken to hospital for assessment; no injuries were reported among civilians or police. SiRT is conducting an independent investigation into the matter.

Written by AI on 2026-09-18, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On Thursday morning just after 8 a.m., the Codiac RCMP responded to reports of shots fired on St. George Street in downtown Moncton. Upon arrival, officers found a male youth armed with a firearm in a parking lot at the corner of Lutz and Victoria Streets, who then shot towards them. Police discharged their weapon during this exchange.

The youth was arrested following a brief foot chase and taken to hospital by paramedics for evaluation. No injuries were reported among civilians or police officers involved. The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) is now investigating the incident, stating that preliminary information indicates the youth fired shots at officers who responded with both lethal and nonlethal weapons. SiRT is an independent body tasked with probing serious matters involving law enforcement.

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Topics

Codiac RCMP Moncton RCMP SiRT The Serious Incident Response Team

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Narrative

Codiac RCMP say their officers responded to reports of shots fired on St. George Street just after 8 a.m. “When members arrived in the area, they located a male youth in a parking lot on the corner of Lutz and Victoria Streets, armed with a firearm who proceeded to shoot towards police,” RCMP said in a news release.

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2026-09-18 · Global News

SiRT investigating police shooting involving youth in downtown Moncton · mixed framing

Claims (9 extracted, 3 hedged)

The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) is investigating a police-involved shooting in Moncton involving a male youth. asserted

Team → investigate → youth

The shooting involved an exchange of gunfire involving a youth and police in the city’s downtown on Thursday morning, according to RCMP. uncertain

shooting → involve → RCMP

RCMP → say → release

Get breaking National news “During the response, a member also discharged their firearm.” asserted

member → get → firearm

In a separate news release, SiRT says its preliminary information suggests the youth “shot in the direction of officers” and that officers responded with “lethal and nonlethal weapons. uncertain

officers → say → weapons

The youth was arrested after a short foot pursuit and taken to hospital by paramedics for assessment, according to SiRT. uncertain

youth → arrest → SiRT

RCMP say no members of the public or police officers were injured during the incident. asserted

members → say → incident

SiRT is an independent agency that investigates serious matters involving police. asserted

that → investigate → police

Investigations are under the direction and control of a civilian director, who has the authority to determine if charges should be laid. asserted

charges → have → authority