Motorist shot in northern Alberta after suspects target wrong vehicle, RCMP says
2 arrested, 4 suspects still at large for the shooting near High Level, Alta.
A man was mistakenly shot last week while driving on a highway near High Level, Alta., in what police believe was a targeted shooting gone wrong.
Around 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, High Level RCMP responded to a report of a man who had been shot while driving on Highway 58, about 600 kilometres northwest of Edmonton. He suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
In a news release, police said the shooting was targeted but that the wrong vehicle had been fired upon.
The vehicle used by the shooters was found in Fort Vermilion, Alta., about 80 kilometres east of High Level. That led to the arrest of two suspects and information about four others, who are still being sought.
In the subsequent search of two Fort Vermilion residences, RCMP seized nine rifles. The weapon used in the shooting was not among them.
The six suspects have been charged with numerous firearms, motor vehicle and other offences.