A lockdown at the Sturgeon Community Hospital emergency department ended at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, according to Alberta Health Services (AHS).
The hospital's emergency department was put on lockdown after admitting a patient who was involved in a shooting incident. AHS confirmed the lockdown to the Gazette late Wednesday afternoon.
The 167-bed hospital is located on Boudreau Road in the Erin Ridge neighbourhood. The shooting did not happen at the hospital, according to AHS.
The Gazette has reached out to St. Albert RCMP for more information.
More to come.
