Woman shot by police during traffic stop east of Calgary

The RCMP officer then successfully deployed a tire deflation device, stopping the vehicle near the intersection of Highway 564 and Range Road 245 in Wheatland County, approximately 18 kilometres northeast of Strathmore.

The officer attempted to arrest the driver, who was the lone occupant. An altercation allegedly occurred, which resulted in the officer discharging their firearm.

The driver, a 37-year old woman from Calgary, was transported via STARS Air Ambulance to hospital with gunshot injuries. No officers were injured.

ASIRT has taken over carriage of the investigation into the circumstances of the officer involved shooting.

In a statement, the Alberta RCMP says it “believes in processes that seek the facts and it’s important that processes taken to assess the actions of all those involved, including the police, are fair, transparent, and defendable. This is why, as soon as we became aware of this incident, we immediately notified the Director of Law Enforcement and initiated our internal review process.”

Independent of ASIRT’s investigation, the Alberta RCMP’s internal review process has been implemented to gather a full account of what took place during this incident. RCMP training, policy, police response, and the duty status of the members involved will be subject to review.

The RCMP say it will not be commenting further.

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by Regan Tate / with files from David Opinko

Woman shot by police during traffic stop east of Calgary

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