Police believe Calgary murder suspect Abderrahmane Bettahar is dead and that a police officer was injured, sources told CBC News.
A Canada-wide arrest warrant was issued Monday for Bettahar, who went by Adam. Police said he might be driving a dark blue Ford Explorer with Alberta licence plate BZH-5688.
Police said Bettahar and El-Dib were in a relationship.
A STARS air ambulance spokesperson said a helicopter was dispatched to the scene at the intersection of Highway 22 and Highway 16, near Entwistle at approximately 7 p.m. Thursday.
They transported one 59-year-old man to the University of Alberta Hospital in stable condition.
STARS was unable to confirm the man’s profession, or the nature of his injuries.
Trucker Rory Collins, who drove by the scene, told CBC News he witnessed RCMP and an armed suspect exchanging gunfire. He said he heard 20 or 30 shots.
Collins said the first he was aware of the incident was when several police vehicles sped past him as he was westbound on Highway 16, approaching the intersection with Highway 22.
Police had stopped some traffic but the westbound lanes of Highway 16 were still open so Collins drove on, he said.
He said he saw 10 or 15 RCMP vehicles stopped near a dark-coloured SUV that was parked at an angle on the roadway.
A man armed with a rifle was on the ground beside the SUV, Collins said, adding the man looked like he was trying to use the vehicle for cover.
“He was laying on the ground and he was reloading his rifle,” Collins said.
“The guy wasn’t going to be arrested. He was going down.”
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