ST. ALBERT, Alberta — Two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers were wounded Saturday, with one suffering life-threatening injuries, after they were shot at a casino in the central Alberta city of St. Albert.
The RCMP said the suspect in the shootings — described as a male, aged 25 to 35 — was found dead in a private residence in an area east of St. Albert where police had tracked him after the shootings. Police said they could not yet confirm if he killed himself.
The RCMP said Constable David Matthew Wynn, 42 was in “life-threatening condition,” while Auxiliary Constable Derek Walter Bond, 49, was in serious but stable condition.
RCMP Assistant Commissioner Marlin Degrand said a routine investigation into a suspicious vehicle led the two officers to the Apex Casino in an industrial area around 3 a.m. Saturday. The officers determined the vehicle had been stolen, and went inside the casino to look for suspects, quickly coming under fire.
The officers were hit before they had a chance to fire back at the suspect, who fled the scene, said Degrand.
St. Albert is an affluent community of about 60,000 bordering Edmonton’s city limits.
