On Jan. 6, 2026 at about 3 p.m., Grande Prairie Rural RCMP responded to a report of someone driving erratically in an area north of the city. An officer located the suspect vehicle in a ditch, where it had become stuck.
When the officer approached the vehicle to speak with the driver, the man immediately attacked the officer with a knife. The officer shot the man with a service pistol. When the man did not drop the knife, the officer fired a conducted energy weapon, striking the man.
Additional RCMP members arrived shortly thereafter and took the man into custody. He was taken to hospital, where he was treated for a gunshot wound and later released.
The RCMP officer received medical treatment for a stab wound. The officer’s injury wasn’t considered life-threatening -and he was also released from hospital.
The Police Review Commission has directed ASIRT to investigate the event as a Level 1 matter, which the Police Act defines as a case involving serious injury, death, or serious or sensitive allegations relating to the actions of an officer.
Information released at this stage is based on the initial information available to investigators. The investigation is ongoing, and ASIRT has no further information to release at this time.
ASIRT operates within the Police Review Commission, an independent, civilian-led agency that investigates criminal allegations and public complaints involving police services in Alberta. ASIRT independently and objectively investigates incidents that result in death, serious injury and potential criminal offences involving all Alberta police services, as well as serious matters involving peace officers.
This release is distributed by the Government of Alberta on behalf of the Police Review Commission.