By rdnewsNOW staff

Mountie injured in altercation near Hinton

Nov 20, 2018 | 3:41 PM

A Mountie is being treated in hospital after a fight Tuesday morning with a suspected thief in western Alberta.

RCMP say the confrontation happened outside of Hinton at around 9:30 a.m. and resulted in the discharge of a police weapon. Both a member and a suspect were injured.

The member has been taken to a local hospital in stable condition. 

The male suspect also sustained a non life-threatening injury from responding members. 

A second suspect is in custody.

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