Arrest made after shots fired in Gregoire Lake Provincial Park
Wood Buffalo RCMP attended the park Tuesday night and arrested a man who faces numerous charges, including uttering threats and robbery with a firearm.
Gregoire Lake. MYMCMURRAY/File Photo.
Wood Buffalo RCMP have arrested a man involved in an armed robbery at Gregoire Lake Provincial Park.
On Aug. 2 at 8 p.m. officers responded to reports of shots fired near the park, and found a victim with a minor injury.
According to police, the victim and the suspect got into a verbal altercation, which escalated to the suspect threatening the victim, firing his firearm near her, taking her cellphone, and fleeing the area in his vehicle.
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RCMP eventually found and seized the vehicle, along with the victim’s cellphone.
A 41-year-old man from Edmonton has been arrested and charged with several offences.
- Robbery with a firearm
- Discharge firearm while being reckless
- Weapons possession contrary to order (x2)
- Possession of a restricted firearm or prohibited weapon with ammunition without license or registration
- Uttering threats
Wood Buffalo RCMP said the man will appear in court on Aug. 8, 2022.