Hinton RCMP have two suspects in custody following serious incident

November 20, 2018
Hinton, Alberta

News release

This morning at approximately 9:30 a.m., RCMP members responded to a complaint of a stolen vehicle in a rural area outside of Hinton.

During the call for service, a confrontation between responding officers and the suspect resulted in the discharge of a police weapon. Both a member and a suspect were injured.

The member has been taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

The male suspect also sustained a non life-threatening injury from responding members.

A second suspect is in custody.

No other RCMP members, nor any members of the public, were injured during this interaction.

The Director of Law Enforcement has been notified and the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding police conduct. The RCMP remains the lead investigating agency on the events leading up to the serious incident, with ASIRT having carriage of the review of police actions.

All media inquiries about this incident should be directed to ASIRT at 780-641-9099.

The Alberta RCMP will not be commenting further on this incident.

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Contact information

Cpl. Laurel Scott
Media Relations Group
780-890-2685

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