RCMP seek witnesses, video or photos of suspect shot in Red Deer

RCMP in central Alberta say a suspect was shot and killed after he allegedly crashed into vehicles, including a police auto, with a stolen front-end loader.

Police say the man was a suspect in a serious sexual assault of a 47-year-old woman and the attempted murder of a 20-year-old man early Friday. Gibson Glavin said in the release. The two victims injuries are not life threatening and they’ve already received medical attention. “The male had been trying to protect the female from the original assault”.

“At the time of that police shooting we were attempting to arrest the suspect”, Glavin said.

Witnesses say several pickup trucks were smashed by a large vehicle at the Baker Hughes Oilfield Site in north Red Deer on Christmas Day.

The whole thing played out quickly, Glavin said.

The 37-year-old man from the Red Deer area died, and Alberta’s Serious Incident Response Team which investigates police shootings has taken over the investigation into his death. If you have any information that might assist officers in their investigation, you’re asked to call the Red Deer RCMP at 403-3435575, or “K” division at 780-412-5424.

RCMP now want to talk to anyone who may have seen the incident or taken video of what happened.