The Sûreté du Québec is actively looking for an armed and dangerous man who is believed to be in Saint-Elzéar-de-Bonaventure, in the south of Gaspésie.
Police are asking area residents to lock themselves in and stay away from windows. At 3:35 p.m., an emergency alert was sent to Quebecers’ cell phones to inform the population of this worrying situation. There is talk of an “imminent threat”, according to the authorities. “In the targeted area: take shelter indoors, lock doors, stay away from windows, follow the directives of local authorities,” reads the alert message.
The identity of the wanted suspect is unknown for the moment, but the Sûreté du Québec has published a photo of the individual on its Twitter account.
Many police were in the area at the end of the afternoon to find the suspect. According to our information, it is a man with suicidal thoughts.
The police would be looking for him since the night of Thursday to Friday and they suspect that he is hiding in the forest.
He would not have caused any casualties so far, but he would have uttered threats before taking the key to the fields.
According to our information, the individual is a hunter who owns weapons and he is also a drug user.
– with the collaboration of Nelson Sergerie