By Everything GP

RCMP officer involved shooting near High Level

Jan 14, 2019 | 6:04 AM

HIGH LEVEL- Cne male was injured in an officer-involved shooting near High Level on Saturday evening.

Mounties were called to reports of a distraught male at a residence south of High Level around 8:15 p.m.

When they arrived, officers engaged the suspect who produced a firearm.

According to RCMP, he fired his weapon first and an officer returned fire.

The male then barricaded himself in the home.

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The “K” Division Emergency Response Team, Police Dog Services and Air Services were all called in.

The next afternoon, around 2 p.m., the suspect surrendered to police and was transported to the hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

No officers were injured as a result of the incident.

The Director of Law Enforcement has been notified of the incident and indicated the investigation would remain with the RCMP. 

(Everything GP)