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Child one of two people injured in police-involved shootout, B.C. watchdog says

A child believed to be no older than 12 was injured Sunday after a police-involved shootout near Merritt, B.C., according to the province’s police watchdog.

Shots were fired after RCMP tried to stop a white Ford F-350 around 3:50 p.m. PT. A statement said the truck, which had been pulling a flat deck trailer “associated with a stolen property file,” did not stop.

Nearly two hours later, around 5:30 p.m., police found the pickup again — but without the trailer — on Highway 5A just outside of

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