Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says an officer with the Estevan police has been seriously injured on the job. Saskatchewan's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa on July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
ESTEVAN, Sask. – Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says a police officer in Estevan, Sask., has been seriously injured.
Moe wished the injured officer a full recovery in a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
He says the officer was hurt during an incident with a suspect in the city about 200 kilometres southeast of Regina.
Estevan police did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but say in a news release that officers were on the scene of a serious incident just before 7 a.m..
They say one person is in custody and there is no risk to the public.
The provincial Ministry of Justice says a team that examines serious incidents involving police is investigating.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 1, 2023.
