Violent Labrador arrest caught on video, referred to police watchdog
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SHESHATSHIU – Newfoundland and Labrador’s police watchdog is conducting a review after a violent RCMP arrest in a Labrador Indigenous community was caught on camera.
A video of the incident in Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation has been shared on Facebook.
The footage appears to show three RCMP officers in the process of arresting a man inside a home.
When the man appears to pull his hand back from police, one of the officers punches him in the face.
The video also appears to show the man being thrown against a wall, punched again, taken to the ground, and punched several more times before an officer appears to hit him multiple times with a stun gun.
The RCMP said in a statement it has met with community leaders and have referred the matter to Newfoundland and Labrador’s Serious Incident Response Team for review.
“RCMP met with Grand Chief (Jodie) Ashini, Chief (Eugene) Hart and other community leaders in Sheshatshiu (Wednesday) evening to review this incident and their concerns, and we will continue to engage directly with the community in these important conversations,” the Mounties said in a statement Thursday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 3, 2026.