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.
HALIFAX Alert Ready is designed to deliver critical and potentially life-saving alerts through television, radio and cellphones across the country. But officials in Nova Scotia are once again being criticized for how long it takes the province to activate the emergency alert system. You can t have bureaucrats, politicians, RCMP haggling over commas and periods and capital letters, just get the alert out, said Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston. Janson Bryan Baker was arrested Wednesday in Amherst, N.S., after a 19-hour manhunt that started in Riverview, N.B. Baker is accused of shooting a 35-year-old man outside Riverview High School, then fleeing to Nova Scotia. The man, who is a teacher, remains in hospital with what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries.
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.
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Riverview High students will be staying home again today, but it will be for a day of at home learning virtually.
Many are still in shock after a shooting on Tuesday left a teacher in hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
In a letter to parents and students yesterday, it informed them of the other teachers that came to the aid of their coworker while waiting for emergency services to arrives.
It adds that the injured teacher and his family appreciate the overwhelming support from the community and that he is doing well.
Support services are being offered to students and staff who need it, through in-person and telephone counselling services.
Manhunt fallout: Premier calls on the RCMP to improve emergency alert protocols
by Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press
Posted Jan 7, 2021 2:57 pm EDT
Last Updated Jan 7, 2021 at 2:58 pm EDT
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil announces that he is stepping down as party leader and premier at a news conference in Halifax, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS
HALIFAX The premier of Nova Scotia says the RCMP must change how they alert the public to dangerous incidents following the high-profile arrest of a gunman who remained at large for 19 hours.
Stephen McNeil made the comment Thursday as questions arose about why it took more than three hours on Wednesday for the Mounties to request a provincewide Alert Ready message to warn residents about a manhunt that spanned two provinces.