RCMP were on scene Monday morning just blocks from Red Deer Regional Hospital. (Contributed)

By Josh Hall and Sheldon Spackman

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ASIRT investigating officer-involved shooting blocks from Red Deer Regional Hospital

Aug 24, 2020 | 3:48 PM

One person is in hospital following a shooting on Red Deer’s south hill early Monday morning.

On Aug. 24, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Red Deer City RCMP located a vehicle in the area of 51 Avenue and 34 Street that had been involved in a criminal flight from police incident on Aug. 23.

Mounties say an interaction occurred that led to the officer firing his service pistol. The suspect vehicle then fled the location, with additional RCMP resources deployed in an effort to locate the suspect vehicle.

At approximately 7 a.m., police located the suspect vehicle in the Eastview neighborhood unoccupied. At that time, they believed that the driver of the vehicle had fled and that they may be injured.

RCMP set up Monday morning (Aug. 24) near homes on Ellenwood Drive in Red Deer’s Eastview neighbourhood just off 30 Avenue. (Contributed)

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At approximately 11 a.m., Red Deer RCMP located the 22-year-old female driver, from Red Deer. She was taken to hospital by emergency medical services for emergency medical treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Red Deer RCMP remain on scene of this incident.

The Director of Law Enforcement has been notified and the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the officer involved shooting, the actions of police and the matters following. The RCMP will continue to investigate the vehicle and the events leading up to the confrontation with police.

The Alberta RCMP will not be commenting further on this incident.