RCMP officer shot, injured following traffic stop near Golden, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Police say a Mountie has been shot and injured while trying to stop a vehicle near the community of Golden, in southeastern British Columbia.
RCMP spokesman Staff Sgt. Rob Vermeulen says in a statement that the officer was injured during a “rapidly evolving series of events” on Tuesday afternoon.
Rob Creasser, with the Mounted Police Professional Association of Canada, says the unidentified female officer was shot in the arm, but details on the situation remain scarce.
Vermeulen says multiple officers were trying to stop a vehicle believed to be associated with a theft when shots were fired. He says another vehicle was allegedly stolen at gunpoint shortly after.