07-04-2019 17:27 via edmontonjournal.com

Suspect shot by Mountie on central Alberta oilfield site

The province’s police watchdog is investigating after a Sylvan Lake RCMP officer shot and injured a suspect in central Alberta on Saturday.
A media release from Alberta RCMP on Sunday states that police responded to an oilfield site in Eckville, Alta. about 8:15 a.m. after receiving a report of a possible stolen battery.
Arriving at the scene, an officer discovered a male suspect asleep in a truck, with a sledgehammer and a can of bear spray next to him on the front seat.
According to the
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