Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) says it has determined RCMP officers fired their weapons during their investigation into a fatal incident on prime fishing ground that left a 34-year-old man dead.

The victim of the accident was identified as 34-year-old Joseph "Joey" Dejarli. He died after a police chase in a van through prime fishing grounds in which shots were fired.

Dejarli was a wanted suspect linked to a long list of armed robberies across east-central Saskatchewan.

Police say around 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 24, a white van, later identified as Joseph Desjarly, was seen speeding through the prime fishing grounds.

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