Homeowner charged after shots fired after alleged confrontation with trespassers
OKOTOKS, Alta. — A homeowner in rural Alberta who was held by police after shots were fired during a confrontation on his property over the weekend now faces charges.
RCMP say Edouard Maurice faces three charges of aggravated assault, pointing a firearm and careless use of a firearm.
Mounties say officers from the Okotoks detachment south of Calgary were called to the property at around 5:30 a.m. on Saturday where a homeowner allegedly confronted two people rummaging through his vehicles.
Police say shots were fired and one of the alleged suspects was later found with an arm injury and was taken to hospital.