Police say Baker should not be approached.
“As police search for the individual, the public is asked not to report police locations or positions on social media,” the RCMP said in a statement.
“Only call 911 if you have seen Janson Bryan Baker or if you have information on his whereabouts. . . . Do not call 911 or police directly to seek additional information.”
The school district where the shooting occurred announced on social media early today that it had closed its facilities, including Riverview High School.
“All Anglophone East District operations will be closed Wednesday January 6th,” says the tweet sent out to 40 schools in the Moncton area.
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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.
A wanted man who was the subject of an emergency alert across the province has been arrested in Amherst.
In a social media post from just after the noon hour, RCMP say 24 year-old Janson Bryan Baker was arrested without incident.
Police say Baker’s car was found abandoned in Amherst just before 8:00 this morning.
He was wanted after a man suffered non-life-threatening injuries in shooting yesterday near a high school in Riverview in the Moncton area. Currently On-Air:
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