RCMP responded to reports of a man shot in the back of the leg along 44 Street at around 11 p.m. Friday night in Red Deer.
When mounties arrived, they said a 30-year-old man was taken to hospital with a non-life-threatening gun shot wound and was in stable condition.
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Witnesses told RCMP that after the shooting a man in a dark SUV fled the area after the shooting.
Early Saturday morning, RCMP located and recovered two stolen SUVs.
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Officials said it’s not known at this time if they’re connected.
Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to contact Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575 or Crime Stoppers.
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