Alberta RCMP issued an emergency alert Monday afternoon for a few hours, warning people in the Sunchild and O’Chiese First Nation areas that four armed and dangerous individuals were in the region.
The communities are in Alberta’s western foothills, northwest of the town of Rocky Mountain House.
RCMP said the four suspects were last seen driving a gold-coloured SUV with a cargo box on the roof rack.
The alert was issued at 1:17 p.m. and instructed residents to shelter in place, and not to post any police activity on social media.
In a release, RCMP said officers are investigating a number of firearms complaints, and that they’ve identified two of the suspects as 28-year-old Colin Beaverbones and 25-year-old Boyd Beaverbones.
RCMP also asked people not to approach the individuals and to avoid the area if possible.
The emergency alert ended just after 6:30 p.m.
This is a developing story and will updated as more information becomes available.