By Canadian Press

New Brunswick RCMP issue alert warning residents about armed man wanted for shooting

Jan 6, 2021 | 5:30 AM

MONCTON, N.B. — Police in southeastern New Brunswick are warning residents about a man carrying firearms who is wanted for a shooting Tuesday near a high school in Riverview.

The RCMP have distributed an Alert Ready message to the greater Moncton area, saying 24-year-old Janson Bryan Baker intends to use the firearms.

However, police later distributed a message on Twitter saying Moncton residents “can go about their everyday business but with caution.”

Baker is described as 5-foot-9, 145 pounds, with short brown hair, brown eyes and tattoos on his neck, right cheek and forehead.

The Mounties say he is believed to be driving a black 2020 Hyundai Elantra with tinted windows and the licence plate JUN 296.

off the schedule

BC Ferries preemptively cancels early Saturday sailings

1h ago

firm handshake

B.C. NDP government, Greens reach 'shared priorities' agreement

4h ago

young volunteers

'Make a big difference:' Nanaimo volunteers collecting warm clothing for those in need

5h ago

Shortly after the shooting near Riverview High School was reported Tuesday at 5:15 p.m., a man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 6, 2021.

The Canadian Press