Lloydminster RCMP officer fires pistol in public campground after suspect tries to steal RV [Video]

Alberta RCMP says one of its officers in the Lloydminster detachment fired his weapon in a public campground after a suspect stole an occupied RV and drove it towards him.

The RCMP says the officer, a member of the Lloydminster crime reduction unit, was investigating a weapons complaint in the Weaver Park Campground just after 7 p.m. on Sunday when the incident occurred.

According to an RCMP news release, the suspect stole the occupied RV and drove it towards the officer, at which point he fired his service pistol.

“In his attempt to escape the suspect collided with civilian vehicles, disabling the RV, and was then apprehended,” RCMP said.