One person has been arrested after the shooting yesterday in Pelican Narrows.
RCMP say the shooting left one person dead and another injured.
It took place near a health clinic in Pelican Narrows.
Residents of the community had been told to find a safe location and lock their doors.
The alert was cancelled in the evening after police arrested a suspect at a home in Pelican Narrows.
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation says schools and the band office in the community will be closed for the rest of the week.
Officials from various agencies are providing supports to residents.
The shooting comes after a string of violent incidents lead to a curfew and checkpoints in the northern community.
Nothern leaders have been asking for help in the situation from both the provincial and federal governments.