ASIRT investigating shooting near Red Deer involving RCMP

There were no injuries in the shooting

The Alberta Serious Incident Response team is investigating a shooting involving an RCMP officer in Red Deer on Saturday morning.
The shooting occurred early Saturday morning during what ASIRT calls a “suspicious vehicle stop” outside of Red Deer. There were two cars involved in the stop.
An RCMP officer discharged a firearm towards the second vehicle, which fled the scene. Police followed the vehicle, eventually stopping it in Red Deer. Two people were taken into custody.
There were no injuries in the incident.
ASIRT is called in to investigate incidents or complaints involving serious injury or death of any person, that may have resulted from the actions of a police officer.