Elijah Albert. Elijah Albert. Photo by Supplied by RCMP

A man subject to a dangerous person alert after a police officer was shot on a Saskatchewan First Nation on Thursday has been charged with attempted murder.

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In relation to the incident, Elijah Albert, 28, of Muskowekwan First Nation, is charged with one count each of attempted murder with a firearm, discharging a firearm with intent, uttering threats and pointing a firearm, Saskatchewan RCMP said in a news release Friday.

Punnichy RCMP officers were responding to a report of an armed person at a home on the Muskowekwan First Nation at around 2 a.m. Thursday, police stated in a news release Thursday afternoon.

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As officers arrived at the scene, a firearm was discharged, and an officer was struck, stated the release, noting the officer was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The armed individual and the subject of the dangerous person alert, Albert, fled the home on foot, police said.

Saskatchewan RCMP carefully monitored this situation, which included continual assessment as to whether a dangerous person alert was required, said the police.

At 6:36 a.m. Thursday morning, police issued the alert for Muskowekwan First Nation, which is approximately 145 kilometres northeast of Regina, and the surrounding area.

In the initial alert, RCMP said Albert was last seen wearing a blue sweater, blue jeans and a dark backpack and was armed with a rifle.

He was last seen heading into the bush around Muskowekwan First Nation. He is possibly on foot or on a quad, stated the alert.

RCMP later announced its Critical Incident Response Team found the suspect at a rural location near Lestock, Sask. and took him into custody at approximately 8:50 a.m. Shortly after, the alert was called off.

Fridays update from RCMP said a firearm and ammunition had been recovered.

The Saskatchewan RCMPs Provincial General Investigation Section is handling the ongoing investigation.

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