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Bailiff shot at while delivering court documents to Okotoks home: RCMP

A file photo of an RCMP badge. File/Global News

An Okotoks man has been charged after a bailiff was reportedly shot at Saturday morning.

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Okotoks RCMP said a man inside a home on Stanley Avenue allegedly fired a shot at a bailiff who went to the residence to serve court documents around 9 a.m.

The bailiff was not injured, according to police.

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The emergency response team as well as officers from Okotoks, High River and Turner Valley RCMP were called to the scene and secured the area.

RCMP said at 11:30 a.m., the suspect, who was the lone occupant of the home, was taken into custody.

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He is facing a number of charges as police continue to investigate the incident.

Okotoks is about 45 kilometres south of Calgary.

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