The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) are investigating a situation involving an Alberta RCMP officer involved shooting and residential fire.
Yesterday night, Maskwacis RCMP were asked to assist Edmonton Police Service with the investigation and subsequent arrest of occupants who fled from a stolen vehicle into a residence in Montana First Nation, Alta.
Soon after, two suspects exited the house and were arrested. The third, who was believed to be in possession of a firearm, remained in the residence. The Alberta RCMP Emergency Response Team (ERT) was called in to assist.
Soon after 10:50 p.m., a confrontation occurred between RCMP and the suspect, resulting in at least one officer discharging their service weapon. No officers were injured during this confrontation. Soon after, the residence caught fire, and no one was observed exiting.
The Maskwacis Fire Department was called as soon as the fire started and are still dealing with the property.
In compliance with legislative requirements, the Director of Law Enforcement was immediately notified causing the deployment of ASIRT to conduct an independent investigation.
The RCMP will provide full support to the ASIRT investigators.
Independent of ASIRT’s investigation, the RCMP’s internal review process has been implemented to gather a full account of what took place during this incident.
RCMP training, policy, police response, and the officer’s duty status will be subject to review.
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