By Dave Baxter  Local Journalism Initiative A First Nations community was put into lockdown on Monday after reports of a violent incident that included police being shot at, and RCMP are now confirming two people have been killed in what they are calling a double homicide. “Chief and council are sad to announce there was a community lockdown this morning due to a serious incident that cost the lives of two band members,” chief and council of Minegoziibe Anishinabe, a community also commonly referred to as Pine Creek First Nation said in a public notice released on Monday. RCMP have now confirmed that on late Sunday evening, around 11:30 p.m., Winnipegosis RCMP received a report of shots fired in the northern community located about 110 kilometres north of Dauphin. Police

The post Manitoba First Nations community put in lockdown following double homicide appeared first on The Turtle Island News.