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Man involved in RCMP standoff given 8 years

EDMONTON – A Central Alberta man accused of shooting three people, including two RCMP officers, pleaded guilty to three counts of discharging a firearm recklessly on Monday.

The attempted murder charges against Bradley Beaver were withdrawn.

In December 2011, emergency response team members surrounded a home near Breton, Alberta after receiving reports of shots fired.

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It’s alleged Beaver shot a 35-year-old man.

RCMP officers responded and spent more than 15 hours negotiating with Beaver. Shots were fired during the standoff and two RCMP officers were injured.

In court on Monday, the judge accepted a joint submission of eight years less ten months served, as well as a lifetime ban on owning firearms.

The trial was scheduled to last eight days at Wetaskiwin Provincial Court.

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