Fortis Alberta says one of its employees was shot and injured while performing routine work east of Calgary. The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
ROCKY VIEW, Alta. – Fortis Alberta says one of its employees was shot and injured while performing routine work east of Calgary.
Mounties in Strathmore say they responded to a shooting in a rural area in Rocky View County around midday Tuesday and found one person dead and another superficially wounded.
The utility company says the worker was treated in hospital and released.
Fortis calls the shooting deeply concerning and says it will provide any support the employee, his family and his colleagues need.
An emergency alert went out after the shooting telling nearby residents to take shelter as two armed and dangerous suspects were on the loose.
The order was lifted more than three hours later, with police saying they were confident the suspects were no longer in the area.
Police say the suspects took off in a stolen Rocky View County work truck, dumped it in neighbouring Wheatland County and fled.
A statement from the county says one of its workers died in an incident Tuesday but did not provide details.
