Mounties shoot suspect in Maskwacis

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating after Mounties fired shots at suspects in Maskwacis.

RCMP say the incident happened just after midnight Monday morning after officers responded to a complaint of shots fired on the Samson First Nation.

Two officers were searching for a suspect on foot when a confrontation between two suspects and the officers resulted in the discharge of a police weapon. ‎

According to Maskwacis RCMP, one suspect was injured and is being treated for non-life threatening injuries at an Edmonton medical facility and a second suspect has been located.