By Troy Gillard (Twitter: @Troy_Gillard)

Mounties shoot suspect in Maskwacis

Oct 22, 2018 | 9:40 AM

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.

No officers were hurt and there was no concern for public safety at any point, police say.

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The Director of Law Enforcement has been notified and ASIRT has been directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding police conduct. The RCMP remains the lead investigating agency on the events leading up to the serious incident, with ASIRT having carriage of the review of police actions.

Alberta RCMP will not be commenting further on this incident.