A Mountie was shot Tuesday at the Donald truck scale west of Golden and police were looking for the suspect.
RCMP said police stopped a vehicle near the Donald weigh scales in connection to a possible theft.
“The suspect in the stopped vehicle failed to comply with police direction, and subsequently stole a nearby vehicle. During this incident an RCMP officer was injured with what is believed to be non-life threatening injuries,” Mounties said in a news release.
An employee of a nearby gas station told Postmedia that a police officer had been shot in the arm and the suspect was also shot by police.
Police said: “There is now an active search underway for the suspect in this incident, with multiple police resources responding. Please be advised it is very early during an evolving police investigation, and information at this time, such as direction of travel, is still limited.”
Donald. is 25 kilometres west of Golden on Highway 1.
Traffic on the highway was blocked during the search.
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