Man who shot at police faces charges

EDMONTON — A man accused of shooting at Edmonton police and holding RCMP at bay in a rural motel faces 31 criminal charges, with more pending.

Police say things went wrong Sunday night during a routine traffic stop in Edmonton when the driver of an SUV fired a shot at officers before speeding off.

Edmonton police say they found a suspect on Christmas Day at a motel in Redwater, a rural community north of the capital.

Police say when more shots were fired an RCMP tactical team surrounded the motel and arrested a man after a seven-hour standoff.

Patrick Young, 22, faces aggravated assault on a police officer and 30 other charges, including firearms offences.

Police say RCMP are to lay additional charges.

this week

• SLIDESHOW — Police deploy smoke bombs at apartment incident • May-23-2013
• Special police unit seizes drugs on first raid • May-22-2013
• No arrests in armed standoff • May-23-2013
• Warrants issued for suspects in carjacking near Blackfalds • May-17-2013
• Woman dies in Saturday rollover • May-20-2013
• Man pulled from Gull Lake after boat capsizes • May-21-2013
• Second suspect in standoff hunted • May-23-2013
• RCMP charge two more men with murder • May-17-2013
• Man stabbed in Red Deer apartment • May-17-2013
• Remains identified as those of Rocky man • May-17-2013

last week

• SLIDESHOW — Red Deer standoff ends peacefully • May-14-2013
• Man faces multiple charges following Tuesday standoff • May-15-2013
• Flames force evacuations • May-13-2013
• Police squad targets local organized crime • May-16-2013
• Camera captures thievery • May-10-2013
• Warrants issued for suspects in carjacking near Blackfalds • May-17-2013
• Man stabbed in Red Deer park • May-14-2013
• Remains identified as those of Rocky man • May-17-2013
• Case of missing Red Deer pig must close by June • May-14-2013
• Developer to compensate for mistakenly downing trees • May-16-2013

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