Bilijk standoff suspect fired at police - RCMP

Michael Christopher Sabattis, 34, who was arrested after tense confrontation with tactical police Tuesday evening, now stands accused of attempted murder of three Mounties

A Bilijk (Kingsclear) First Nation man has been remanded on several charges, including one alleging he tried to kill three Mounties with gunfire during a standoff Tuesday evening.

Michael Christopher Sabattis, 34, of Tomahawk Street, appeared in Fredericton provincial court by telephone from the cellblock at the Oromocto RCMP detachment late Wednesday afternoon.

The RCMP says the bullet holes seen in this Keswick detachment cruiser were the result of shots allegedly fired by Michael Christopher Sabattis during a Tuesday afternoon standoff at Bilijk First Nation. (Photo: Submitted/RCMP)

He was charged with the attempted murder of three RCMP officers - Const. Nicholas Gilfillan, Cpl. Jeremy Hardy and Const. Pierre-Alexandre Roy - by shooting a firearm at them, and discharging a firearm with the intent to wound, maim or otherwise endanger those Mounties’ lives.