Earlier this evening, an Alberta Mountie was involved in a shooting after police had attempted to arrest a man following a traffic stop in a rural area surrounding Cochrane. According to police, the incident occurred just after 5 p.m.

"The suspect’s vehicle collided with a police vehicle, disabling the suspect’s vehicle in the process. The suspect then exited his vehicle and a confrontation ensued, which resulted in an RCMP officer discharging their service weapon," police stated.

The suspect suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and no officers or members of the public were injured.

"In compliance with legislative requirements, the Director of Law Enforcement was immediately notified causing the deployment of The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) to conduct an independent investigation."

Mounties added that 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.

"The RCMP is, of course, fully cooperating with ASIRT."

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