NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A woman is recovering from what police in New Westminster, B.C. are calling a minor injury after she was shot in the shoulder as officers tried to arrest four people in a suspected stolen car.
The incident happened at around 1 a.m. Monday morning when two police cruisers tried to box in the possibly stolen car in the drive-thru of a fast food restaurant in the 800 block of McBride Boulevard.
The suspect vehicle may have tried to smash through the two cruisers in what police describe as "evasive action," prompting officers to fire at least one shot, injuring a woman passenger in the car.
She was taken to hospital for treatment and then returned to police custody.
Three other adults are also facing charges that could include possession of stolen property, theft and dangerous driving.
An investigation by the New Westminster Police major crimes section is underway.
