An 18-year-old man was shot and killed by RCMP officers on the Lake Manitoba First Nation, after a Mountie was attacked and had his unmarked police vehicle and gun stolen.

The man has been identified as Bill Saunders by his mother, who learned about his death early Wednesday morning.

"It's hell," said Irene Saunders. "It was a shock."

She said Saunders, who was her youngest son, lived in Eriksdale with her and her husband.