RCMP officer reportedly shot on forest road near Midway

Updated Story

The BC police watchdog has been called in to investigate the incident where a police officer has been injured in Midway today, November 26.

Around 10:30 a.m. Kelowna RCMP identified a suspicious F-350 truck and began to monitor it.

Coordinates were conveyed to neighbouring detachments and Air Services supported with air surveillance as it traveled along Highway 33 towards Carmi.

The suspicious truck traveled through multiple jurisdictions and eventually began driving up a forest service road towards the Midway area.

Just before 1:30 p.m. resources including plainclothes members from Penticton and the Kelowna General Investigation Unit, as well as SED Police Dog Services attempted to the pull over the vehicle and arrest those inside.

During the arrest a total of two individuals were taken into custody, with one suspect receiving a non-serious dog bite.  However, a police officer was also injured, with a suspected gun shot wound.

They were transported to hospital and have since been released with non-life-threatening injuries.

Preliminary information at this time has led the RCMP to believe that the gun shot wound to the RCMP member was due to police officer fire. Therefore, this matter will also be the subject of a workplace incident investigation.

Kelowna General Investigation Section will be leading the concurrent investigation related to the initial suspicious vehicle investigation.

The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia (IIO BC) is currently reviewing the matter and therefore no further information will be released by police at this time.

Original Story

An RCMP officer is being treated for non-life threatening injuries after being shot near Midway today, November 26.

The man was reportedly injured on a forest service road near the small town between Rock Creek and Christina Lake.

Other officers attended the scene, and one suspect was taken into custody.

We will have more details as they become available.

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