2 arrested after shots fired in Battleford, collision in North Battleford

Two suspects in Friday morning shooting in Battleford were arrested after they collided with another vehicle while fleeing from police hours later.

Battlefords RCMP responded to reports of shots fired on Fourth Ave. and 33 St. in Battleford around 7:30 a.m. on Friday.

Police spoke with the people inside the home that was shot. They were not injured but refused to cooperate with investigators.

The home was seized and searched for evidence.

Neighbours provided the RCMP with a description of a vehicle which was not located until around 2 p.m., when patrols spotted it.

Officers tried to stop it but the vehicle sped away, ran a yield sign, and slammed into and flipped over another vehicle at the intersection of 109 St. and 13 Ave.

RCMP arrested 23-year-old Kane Nicotine from St Albert, Alta., and a 17-year-old girl from the Poundmaker First Nation.

Both suffered non-life threatening injuries and the driver of the other vehicle was not hurt.

Police located a loaded long barrel firearm and several cans of bear spray in the suspect’s vehicle.

Nicotine faces several charges including dangerous operation of a vehicle, possessing a firearm in a vehicle and possession of a prohibited weapon.

Charges are pending for the 17-year-old.