By The Canadian Press

ENTWISTLE

Man dead after shooting with Mounties on highway west of Edmonton

Aug 31, 2020 | 2:42 PM

ENTWISTLE, Alta. – RCMP say a man is dead following a police pursuit and a shooting with officers west of Edmonton.

Mounties say they received a notice Sunday afternoon to be on the lookout for a person wanted for an aggravated assault in Onion Lake, Sask., who was also believed to be in possession of a firearm.

Cpl. Deanna Fontaine says cellphone information indicated the suspect was west of Edmonton and a vehicle was located in the area about 8:30 p.m.

The vehicle fled a traffic stop and, after a chase, a tire deflation device was used and the vehicle was stopped at Highway 16 near the hamlet of Entwistle.

Fontaine says there was an altercation between officers and a man in the vehicle, officers fired their guns and the man died at the scene.

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None of the officers involved were injured and the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating.