Ermineskin man sent to hospital after police shooting
A 36-year-old man was taken to hospital after a police shooting in central Alberta.
RCMP say they were dispatched to a home on Ermineskin First Nation Tuesday around 2:30 p.m. where they found a man with what was believed to be a firearm.
An officer shot the man after Mounties said he confronted police.
A statement from RCMP said they began providing first aid to the man. EMS and STARS responded and he was flown to an Edmonton hospital for treatment.
Details on the severity of the man's injuries or if he was actually carrying a firearm were not available.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating the incident.
RCMP could not clarify why officers were sent to the home and deferred CTV News Edmonton to ASIRT.
The police watchdog was reached out to but has yet to respond.
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