Man shot by police during traffic stop in Canmore, Alta. taken to hospital with serious injuries: RCMP

Alberta RCMP say a man has been airliftedto hospital with serious injuriesafter he was shot by an officer during a traffic stopin the Town of Canmore on Friday.

In a media release Saturday, RCMP say a Banff RCMPofficer conducted the traffic stop in Canmore, about90 kilometres west of Calgary,around 11:15 p.m.

"During the traffic stop, the lone occupant of a vehicle and the officer exchanged gunfire. The suspect fled in his vehicle and then on foot into a wooded area," the release reads.

Police say theysurrounded theplace where the suspect fled. The RCMP's police dog and emergency response units, along with a Calgary Police Service helicopter, were called to assist, according to the release.

RCMP saythey found the man shortly after and an air ambulance was called.

The 26-year-old man, a resident of Canmore, was taken to a Calgary hospital with serious injuries.

Around midnight on Saturday, RCMPissued a release saying they wereresponding to a police incident on 11th Ave., between 15th St.and Larch Place in the wooded area, and askedresidents to stay in their homes and avoid the area.

No officers were injured, police say.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Teamis now investigating and no other details were released.