Suspect charged with shooting police officer in remote B.C. village

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was shot in a standoff in the remote community of Argenta in the Kootenays.

Harry Richardson, 28, has been charged with four offences:attempted murder with a firearm, the unlawful discharge of a firearm, and the careless use or storage of a firearm,as well astrespassing.

The standoff began the evening of Oct. 10after RCMP arrived at a cabin to execute an arrest warrant.

Crisis negotiators were deployed to the scene. At the time,police asked the public to refrain from broadcasting any of their movements.

It is still unclear when the police officer, who wastaken to hospital and is expected to recover, was shot.

RCMP said Richardson is known to police. His next court appearance is Thursday in Castlegar.