OLDS — One of three suspects involved in a shooting east of Olds last March has pleaded guilty and was sentenced last week.
A woman charged in the incident has an upcoming court date, and Olds RCMP are still investigating the matter with regard to the possible involvement of a third suspect.
The shooting occurred March 20, 2020 in a rural property near the junction of Twp. Rd 320 and Rge. Rd. 290.
Police say two males and a female came to the property in a gold coloured SUV to settle a dispute over money and belongings.
Shots were fired and a 47-year-old man was airlifted by STARS air ambulance to hospital. The victim was later reported to be stable and non-life threatening condition.
Nearly a year after the incident, on Feb. 10, Lyle Robert Walter Vance, 28, of Red Deer pleaded guilty in provincial court in Calgary to discharging a firearm with intent, careless use of a firearm and possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order.
He was sentenced to six years, to be served consecutively with a current term he is presently serving. He was also ordered to provide his DNA and he was prohibited from possessing firearms.
A preliminary hearing for Jessica McClintock, 33 of Calgary, another suspect in the case, is scheduled to be held in April in provincial court in Calgary.
McClintock is charged with one count of unlawfully wounding, maiming, disfiguring or endangering a life and two counts of discharging a firearm with intent to endanger life.
During an interview, Olds RCMP Cpl. Courtney Harding said the shooting victim is now "doing well, physically."
"This would have been a very traumatic incident for all victims and witnesses involved," she said.
The gold coloured SUV was located after the incident and seized from an area northeast of Wimborne.
