UPDATE: Alberta man arrested 1 month after officer-involved shooting
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened Sunday night in Red Deer, Alta.
ASIRT said the original call was for an armed man who said he had a gun and suggested he was prepared to use it on himself “or anyone who attended.”
Red Deer RCMP said officers were sent to a downtown apartment building at about 7:15 p.m. for reports of a “possibly suicidal armed man.” The man was shot by police “in their efforts to ensure public safety,” RCMP said Monday in a release.
ASIRT said three RCMP officers went into the building and found the man on the second floor. The man was shot once after a “confrontation.”
Police officers stayed at the building throughout the night to secure the scene.
The 28-year-old man was taken to hospital to be treated for his non-life-threatening injuries, RCMP said. ASIRT said he remained in stable condition in hospital late Monday afternoon.
No further details will be provided by officials until the investigation is completed.
Red Deer is located about 150 kilometres north of Calgary.