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The manhunt for at least one of the suspects in a June 5 attempted robbery at a campground southwest of Innisfail is believed to have ended.

The manhunt for at least one of the suspects in a June 5 attempted robbery at a campground southwest of Innisfail is believed to have ended.Police stormed the Bowden Rest Stop along Highway 2 mid-morning on June 6 and arrested a male who was located in the men's washroom.He was taken into police custody.RCMP members from eight RCMP detachments, along with the RCMP Air Services Helicopter, Red Deer Forensic Identification Section and the Police Dog Service had been searching the Bowden area since the night previous when an attempted robbery was reported at a campground near the town.It was reported that two males drove into the campground in a yellow extended cab Dodge pickup truck with black stripes on the box.According to police, the vehicle stopped in front of one of the RV lots, and the driver got out and began demanding property from the lone occupant of the site.The situation escalated, say police, and it was reported that the assailant fired a shot from a handgun into the ground prior to fleeing the scene in the same vehicle.The vehicle was located a short time later in Bowden and police say it was found to have been stolen from a rural location near Pine Lake.


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