FOG BLOG ATLANTIC LOG: GREGORY BARR ARRESTED BY NOVA SCOTIA RCMP , SUSPECT HAD A GUN, ALERT CANCELED

N.S. emergency alert cancelled after shooting suspect arrested: RCMP An emergency alert has been cancelled and the suspect arrested after police say a car was shot in Central Onslow early Friday morning.

The alert was issued shortly after 9 a.m. in the Cumberland, Colchester and East Hants areas and was cancelled just after 12:30 p.m.

In a tweet, the RCMP said 37-year-old suspect was arrested in Londonderry.

“We thank the public for their cooperation, shares and retweets on social media,” it said. Update 12:35 p.m. – Gregory Barr has been safely arrested in #Londonderry. Emergency Alert has been cancelled. We thank the public for their cooperation, shares and retweets on social media. — RCMP Nova Scotia (@RCMPNS) March 3, 2023

RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Chris Marshall told Global News a second person involved in the incident, a 39-year-old man, was arrested in Onslow. Marshall did not say how the man was allegedly involved.

Earlier Friday, Marshall said police received a report at 12:30 a.m. from someone who was driving on Highway 2 in Central Onslow when they slowed down to help another driver who appeared to be having difficulty.

Marshall said the person heard what they thought was a paintball gun being shot and reported it to police.

A few hours later, Marshall said the person called back to say they had a bullet in the back of their truck, indicating it was a real gun and not a paintball gun.