Stolen truck ends with bullets
Charges have been laid in a dramatic traffic stop and pursuit early Thursday in which a man was shot by police.
A city cop opened fired while trying to stop a stolen Ford truck on Anthony Henday Drive south of Yellowhead Trail, police said.
Following a chase, officers managed to stop the truck in the area of 174 Avenue and 97 Street.
While arresting four occupants of the truck, police discovered that one of the suspects was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
The injured man was taken to Royal Alexandra hospital in serious but stable condition.
RCMP have been called in to investigate the police shooting.
Two men – including the one who was shot – are charged with criminal flight, possession of stolen property over $5,000 and possession of property under $5,000.
The other man was charged with dangerous driving and driving while disqualified.
Their names are being withheld pending the ongoing RCMP investigation.
