On Nov. 1, 2019 the RCMP took one male into custody following an attempted robbery at the Blackfalds Motor Inn. The male is facing several criminal code charges and the investigation into the incident continues.
At 12:42 a.m., the RCMP responded to a 911 call that a male fired a shot in the bar and that he was being held by bar patrons after he attempted to rob the bar. Responding officers took the adult male into custody and launched an investigation.
It was determined that one shot appears to have been fired, but not towards any person. Another shot from the gun was discharged during a struggle for the gun. Nobody in the bar was injured from either of the gun shots.
27-year-old Ryan Allan Bell from Red Deer is charged with 14 criminal charges, most being firearms related. They include discharge firearm while being reckless, careless use of a firearm and using a firearm in the commission of an offence.
He remains in custody and is next scheduled for court in the Provincial Court of Alberta in Red Deer on Nov. 7, 2019.
The investigation into this incident remains ongoing.
-Submitted by the Blackfalds RCMP