Police are seeking three people believed to have information about a recent theft from a rural shop in Springbank where shots were reportedly fired at a resident who attempted to stop the thieves.
Police are seeking three people believed to have information about a recent theft from a rural shop in Springbank where shots were reportedly fired at a resident who attempted to stop the thieves.
The black Ford F-150 reported stolen during the incident has been located and RCMP would like to speak to two people caught on camera and are asking the public for help in identifying the individuals
RCMP received a report of a theft in progress on July 27 at a farm shop in Springbank. While the RCMP was enroute to the location officers were advised that the occupants of a second suspect vehicle
had pointed a gun at the shop owner and fired one shot.
The employees of the shop had interrupted the suspects as they were loading property and were actively trying to stop the thieves from leaving the scene.
Prior to police arrival, the property owner followed the ford truck and located it, in a parking lot nearby.
As the property owner tried to block the Ford truck from leaving the parking lot, a second vehicle pulled and fired a shot at him.
Those with information regarding this incident are asked to contact the Cochrane RCMP detachment at 403-851-8000 or Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
