{"id":64089,"date":"2026-01-29T00:23:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T05:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=64089"},"modified":"2026-01-29T00:23:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T05:23:39","slug":"community-lockdown-ordered-in-northern-quebec-amid-active-shooter-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/community-lockdown-ordered-in-northern-quebec-amid-active-shooter-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Community lockdown ordered in northern Quebec amid active shooter threat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A community-wide lockdown is in effect in Mistissini, a Cree Nation community in northern Quebec, as police search for an active shooter who remains at large, according to local officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is to inform all community members that the Council of the Cree Nation of Mistissini has authorized a community-wide lockdown due to an active gun shooter who remains at large,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/creenationofmistissini\/posts\/pfbid0WnDBj2LKpMhafdvYcS7gsHKAmGxCXEvn4LHxDpNYFPv7efQuGaFtGkEf9UNGVFcql?__cft__[0]=AZZV-uER02pNgg573s9RFUZAdZ1BUQpq0XCW-6MrNu5lknj2r-vxwSxGAxWi8lPFGbCyHQ71unEARPtEhgAA57wV1bEewt2TX8btxJ6qPwwKM_xSBAaztq6oAwQjIVcxkhygUrLAi3qyc3-MPDMhe2Ybg0KsM_fHAf1Ivgy7EdX9JC9GQzPFwV4XBT1ZK--ut2w&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\">notice<\/a> said at 11:07 p.m. local time Wednesday. \u201cFor everyone\u2019s safety, all residents are required to remain indoors until further notice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mistissini, a Cree Nation community of about 4,000 people, is located in northern Quebec, near the eastern shore of Lake Mistassini and roughly 300 kilometers (190 miles) north of Chibougamau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A police department notice issued separately described an ongoing police intervention in the community and asked residents to stay inside and the public to avoid the area while officers address what was described as a potential threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The circumstances that led to the alert have not been released, and authorities have not identified the suspect or suspects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A community-wide lockdown is in effect in Mistissini, a Cree Nation community in northern Quebec, as police search for an active shooter who remains at large, according to local officials. \u201cThis is to inform all community members that the Council of the Cree Nation of Mistissini has authorized a community-wide lockdown due to an active [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":64090,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2125,260,4211],"class_list":["post-64089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-active-shooter","tag-canada","tag-quebec-canada"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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