Kimmirut residents disarm man shooting at people in community

A man firing shots at people on the streets of Kimmirut was disarmed and turned over to RCMPby residents on Saturday.

Kimmirut RCMPgot a call Saturday that a 20-year-old man carrying a .22 calibre rifle was walking toward the community centre. He had fired a number of shots at different groups of people who then sought shelter inside a nearby building.

Residents were able to disarm the man and hold him until police arrived.

No injuries were reported.

A 20-year-old man is in custody facingseveralfirearmscharges, including three counts of endangering a lifewhile discharging a firearm, two counts of careless use of a firearm, one count of pointing a firearm and one count of uttering threats.

In a news release, RCMPthanked everyone who played a role in resolving the situation as "this event had the potential of resulting into serious injuries or death."

It is not the first time Kimmirut residents have disarmed a shooter. In 2012, a group of residents subdued a man who was shooting at the RCMP detachment while the community's two officers and a local woman wereinside.

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