KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A group that represents RCMP members says a female officer has been shot in the arm near the community of Golden, in southeastern British Columbia.
Rob Creasser, with the Mounted Police Professional Association of Canada, says the unidentified female officer was shot in the arm, but details on the situation remain scarce.
RCMP spokesman Staff Sgt. Rob Vermeulen says in a news release that the officer stopped a vehicle Tuesday in connection with a possible theft and the suspect failed to comply with police direction.
The officer's injuries are believed to be non-life threatening.
Vermeulen says a search for a suspect is currently underway.
The incident closed Highway 1 west of Golden for several hours Tuesday, but some traffic was allowed through late in the evening.
