ASIRT has been asked to investigate after a man under police supervision at a rural hospital in eastern Alberta was shot and had to be airlifted to Edmonton.
has been asked to investigate after a man under police supervision at a rural Alberta hospital was shot during an altercation and had to be airlifted to Edmonton.The situation began just after 3 p.m., whenwere asked to help EMS with an agitated man who was reportedly having a panic attack.
Upon arrival, RCMP said officers “determined that the male was impaired by drugs and required medical attention.” Police helped to take the man to the local hospital, and were asked to remain there throughout the afternoon and evening while the patient was being treated.At approximately 10 p.m., RCMP said an officer accompanied the man outside so he could have a cigarette.
“When they were returning to the hospital room, an altercation occurred between the male and the officer that resulted in the officer discharging his service pistol,” RCMP said. STARS air ambulance was called and the 33-year-old man, who is from the Alberta-Saskatchewan border town of Lloydminster, was airlifted to an Edmonton hospital.
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