RCMP officer, 20, shot and killed in line of duty

RCMP Const. Doug Scott, of Kimmirut detachment in Nunavut, was killed while on duty in that community.

CTV Nov 6

A 20-year-old Mountie was shot and killed in the line of duty in Kimmirut, a small community in Nunavut.At a news conference in Iqaluit on Tuesday, Supt. Martin Cheliak said Const. Douglas Scott was killed Monday night while responding to a report of a possible impaired driver.An individual has been taken into custody in relation to Scott's death, but no charges have been laid.Scott had only been with the RCMP for about six months."He was only 20 years old but already had demonstrated his commitment to the RCMP, to Canada and to the community he willingly served," Cheliak said. Scott is originally from Brockville, Ont.