Gunfire erupted in the quiet mountain town of Canmore on Saturday morning as an RCMP officer and suspect shot at each other..RCMP said about 11:15 p.m., a Banff officer pulled over a vehicle in Canmore.."During the traffic stop, the lone occupant of a vehicle and the officer exchanged gunfire. The suspect fled in his vehicle and then on foot into a wooded area," said RCMP in a release.."The RCMP surrounded the wooded area where the suspect fled. RCMP Police Dog Services and RCMP Emergency Response Team, along with a Calgary Police Service helicopter, were called to assist."."The suspect was located a short time later. STARS air ambulance was called and the 26-year-old male, a resident of Canmore, was taken to a Calgary hospital with serious injuries.".The Mountie wasn't hurt..The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been called in to investigate.
Gunfire erupted in the quiet mountain town of Canmore on Saturday morning as an RCMP officer and suspect shot at each other..RCMP said about 11:15 p.m., a Banff officer pulled over a vehicle in Canmore.."During the traffic stop, the lone occupant of a vehicle and the officer exchanged gunfire. The suspect fled in his vehicle and then on foot into a wooded area," said RCMP in a release.."The RCMP surrounded the wooded area where the suspect fled. RCMP Police Dog Services and RCMP Emergency Response Team, along with a Calgary Police Service helicopter, were called to assist."."The suspect was located a short time later. STARS air ambulance was called and the 26-year-old male, a resident of Canmore, was taken to a Calgary hospital with serious injuries.".The Mountie wasn't hurt..The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been called in to investigate.
