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Man charged with attempted murder after 2 RCMP officers shot in Melville, Sask.
A 55-year-old man is facing nearly a dozen charges after two RCMP officers were shot in Melville, Sask., on Sunday night.
The two wounded Mounties remained in hospital with serious and potentially life-altering injuries Monday night, RCMP said.
Markus Dodge is charged with two counts each of attempted murder, aggravated assault, discharging a firearm with intent and pointing a firearm, and a single count of unlawful possession of a firearm, in connection with the shootings.
A 55-year-old man faces nearly a dozen charges after two RCMP officers were shot in Melville, Sask.
Dodge — who is from the community, which is about 135 kilometres northeast of Regina — is also charged with assault with a weapon and uttering threats in connection with an incident before the shootings, Saskatchewan RCMP said in a news release Monday night.
Police were sent to a home on Eighth Avenue West in Melville about 9:35 p.m. CST Sunday. The shooting happened after an altercation between Dodge and another person, RCMP said. Dodge allegedly threatened and assaulted the other person, who did not report any injuries to police, the release said.
RCMP say a gun was fired multiple times and that two officers were hit. The injured officers were in hospital in stable condition Monday. Police said they would not release any more details about the officers.
A suspect was arrested at about 2 a.m. CST after a standoff that lasted several hours. A second person also left the home and was arrested but was quickly cleared of any involvement in the shooting.
A nearby neighbour, 47-year-old Richard Goebel, said he saw what happened just before the shooting. He said the apparent shooter was living with a woman who recently lost her partner. Goebel said an argument with a neighbour became physical in the front yard. "I've lived here for 35 years, and no, nothing like this has ever happened on my block," Goebel said.
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