Police officer shot during standoff

A police officer was shot during a standoff with a man holed up in a remote cabin in the Kootenays.

The incident began Thursday night when officers tried to execute an arrest warrant at the north end of Kootenay Lake, near the community of Argenta.

The 28-year-old man barricaded himself in the cabin and allegedly fired shots at the officers outside, causing serious but non-life-threatening injuries to one officer.

RCMP crisis negotiators managed to get the man to exit the cabin Friday, and he was arrested.

“While we always hope that situations such as this come to a swift and safe resolution, we are thankful that our officer is expected to fully recover and no one else has been injured,” stated C/Supt. Brad Haugli, Officer-in-Charge of the Southeast District RCMP.

The man remains in police custody, with no charges laid at this time.