A shooting in Stettler New Year’s Eve sent an unidentified 37 year-old man to hospital suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Stettler RCMP and EMS responded to a 911 shortly before 5:00 pm on December 31. The call reported a male was shot in the northwest area of the Town of Stettler.
RCMP Investigators arrived to find the 37-year-old a victim of several gunshot wounds. Eyewitnesses reported a two vehicle collision prior to the shooting, and after shots were fired, the shooter drove away. The victim was transported by STARS air ambulance to hospital with non life threatening injuries.
The RCMP issued a warrant for Darren Bauer, who they considered armed and dangerous.
Calgary police arrested Bauer the afternoon of January 1st in a stolen truck he was driving.
Darren Bauer, Stettler shooting suspect, arrested in Calgary January 1.
The suspect faces a charge of attempted murder, in addition to being wanted on a number of cross-Canada warrants for firearms and property offenses.
Bauer is being transferred to the Airdrie RCMP detachment.
RCMP say the shooting was not a random act of violence and that both men involved are known to them.
