Charges laid against suspect in incident that led to officer-involved shooting

Charges have been laid against a 23-year-old man after an incident Friday resulted in an officer firing hisweapon.

On Friday afternoon, police say a stolen FordF150was seen driving south on Edmonton Trailat about 4 p.m. TheHAWCShelicopterwas called in to monitor it.

• 2 arrested after officer-involved shooting on Macleod Trail near Heritage Drive S.E.

The truck drove into oncoming lanes and onto sidewalks, eventually entering the parking lot at Chinook Centre where it again drove toward oncoming traffic before continuing south on Macleod Trail.

At about 5 p.m., police decidedthe truck posed enough of a danger that it had to be stopped.

A tactical unit rammed the truck at Macleod Trail and Heritage Drive S.E. and a tactical officer fired hisweapon shortly after.

Two people in the truck were taken into custody and one was transported to hospital with minor injuries, which police say were unrelated to the shooting.

Christopher Dwight Leamingis facing several charges, including possession of stolen property over $5,000, dangerous driving, flight from police, driving while disqualified, possession of a controlled substance, prohibited possession of a firearm and unsafe storage/transport of a prohibited weapon.

Leamingis scheduled to appear in court on Thursday. He remains in custody.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT)has been called in to investigate the shooting.

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