Killam RCMP was dispatched to a reported shooting in Hardisty on Jan. 27, 2024. Upon arrival, members located a male with injuries consistent with a gunshot wound. The male was transported by ambulance to a hospital in Edmonton, where he remains in critical condition.
As a result of the investigation, which was assisted by Forensic Identification Services and Eastern Alberta District General Investigation Section, Alicia Vandenberg (42), was charged with several offences, including attempted murder, pointing a firearm, careless use of a firearm, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.
Vandenberg was brought before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody. Her next court date is set for Feb. 7, 2024, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Camrose.