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By Tanner Smith
RCMP Non-fatal shooting

GP RCMP “commendation for selfless actions” according to ASIRT

Apr 9, 2026 | 3:35 PM

Alberta’s Serious Incident Response Team has determined Grande Prairie RCMP members acted lawfully and should be praised for their actions on Nov. 10, 2025.

In ASIRT’S report, they say the Affected Person (AP) attended the the mother of his three children’s (CW 1) home on Nov. 9, 2025, and according to CW 1, AP “was trying to open the door to her house, but the deadbolt wasn’t budging,” AP then told her “I’m gonna shoot the deadbolt, if you don’t just open it,” so she did, depsite reminding AP that a no-contact court order was in place.

“She and the AP sat at the table for about five hours. The AP had a gun pointed at himself. He said he was going to kill himself that night, and that she had to watch him eat his last meal. Eventually, she went to check on her daughter and she passed out. The AP passed out on the couch,” according to CW 1’s witness interview.

The next day CW 1 then attempted to get her children out of the house by going to the park, and was successful until AP took her daughter and fled to his truck before pointing a firearm at CW 1 from his truck and demanding she get in with all the kids; “One of us is going to die. Get in the fucking vehicle. Get the kids and get in the fucking vehicle now. We are going to go to a park and we’re going to go play like a normal family,” said AP, according to CW 1’s interview.

When both RCMP and GPPS officers arrived, they witnessed AP driving from the area in his truck and began a pursuit, due to concern for the family’s safety.

Police say AP drove erratically for a few blocks, leading to one of his tires popping on a curb and started to deteriorate, which led to the truck crashing and coming to a rest upside down.

Officer’s then quickly approached the flipped truck and began cutting away the airbags to extract the three children and their mother (CW 1), but while in the process, one officer noticed a long gun barrel, and alerted the other officers before it was discharged by AP.

Nobody was struck, but an officer returned fire, discharging five rounds and striking AP non-fatally in the shoulder.

As a result, only minor injuries were reported, with the child unharmed by the crash, and AP was arrested and taken to a hospital by EMS.

Now, ASIRT has determined that law enforcement acted properly in the execution of their duties, and “are deserving of commendation for their selfless actions.” 

Anyone wanting to view the full report done by Alberta’s Serious Incident Response Team, including witness interviews, photos and an in-depth breakdown of surrounding circumstances, click here.

by Tanner Smith