ASIRT investigating after fatal police-involved shooting near Entwhistle

ENTWISTLE, Alta. – RCMP say a man is dead following a police pursuit and a shooting with officers west of Edmonton.

Mounties say they received a notice Sunday afternoon to be on the lookout for a person wanted for an aggravated assault in Onion Lake, Sask., who was also believed to be in possession of a firearm.

Cpl. Deanna Fontaine says cellphone information indicated the suspect was west of Edmonton and a vehicle was located in the area about 8:30 p.m.

The vehicle fled a traffic stop and, after a chase, a tire deflation device was used and the vehicle was stopped at Highway 16 near the hamlet of Entwistle.