Suspect wanted in Grande Prairie shooting arrested

A man wanted in connection with an overnight shooting in Grande Prairie has been arrested.

Grande Prairie RCMP said Dakota Jackson Grey, 22, was arrested at a home in the northern Alberta city at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

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Police said a grader and a vehicle were involved in a collision in the area of 100 Street and 84 Avenue in Grande Prairie shortly after midnight Saturday. A person got out of the vehicle and fired shots at the grader before fleeing the area on foot.

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The grader operator wasn’t shot but was taken to hospital with minor injuries and later released.

Edmonton police had also issued a warrant for Grey’s arrest for robbery.