KEMNAY, Man. - A man accused of wounding an RCMP officer in a shooting prior to a standoff in western Manitoba has been charged with two counts of attempted murder.
The male officer suffered a non-life-threatening injury Friday evening while checking on a call about an alleged assault at a home in the small community of Kemnay, near Brandon.
Police say that when the officers arrived at the scene, they were threatened by a suspect before a gun was fired at them.
The Mountie who was hit has since been released from hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
Clayton Ewert, a 48-year-old Kemnay resident, is also charged with assault, uttering threats to kill and two firearms-related counts.
Ewert was remanded in custody prior to an appearance in Brandon provincial court today.
