Officer-involved shooting in Montgomery

At approximately 2:30 p.m. today, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, we received a call about an attempted robbery at Ace Liquor, located at 5032 16th Ave. N.W.

Officers responded to the area and located the male suspect in Montgomery Town Square. The suspect was holding a weapon and did not comply with officer demands to drop the weapon. One CPS officer discharged their service weapon. The suspect was shot and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

No CPS members or members of the public were injured, and there is no ongoing threat to public safety.

As with any officer-involved shooting, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been called in to investigate.

Case # CA24341524