News release
Pictou County District RCMP charges man after firearms incident in Pictou County
November 2, 2026
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Elmfield, Nova Scotia
From: Nova Scotia RCMP
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Pictou County District RCMP seized a firearm and charged a man following a weapons incident near Elmfield.
On October 29 at approximately 3:50 p.m., officers responded to a report of a man pointing a firearm at another person on Porter Rd. Officers learned that during an argument about suspected property crime between two people on the side of the road, the man had pulled a shotgun out of his truck and pointed it at the other person. While officers were on their way to the area, the man fled into a forested area with the firearm.
There were no reports of shots fired.
Pictou County District RCMP general duty officers, the Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit, Nova Scotia RCMP Emergency Response Team, Police Dog Services, and a remotely piloted aircraft system (drone) operator attended.
Officers conducting patrols located the man on Macbeth Rd. He was safely arrested.
During a follow-up search of the area on foot, investigators located and seized the firearm concealed underwater in a creek.
Tyrell Fraser Marshall, 25, of Central Caribou, has been charged with:
- Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
- Careless Use of a Firearm
- Unauthorized Possession of Firearm
- Pointing a Firearm
- Assault with a Weapon
He appeared in Pictou Provincial Court on October 30 and was released by the courts on conditions. His next court date is scheduled for November 23.
File #: 2026-1595602