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Federal inmate back in custody following a brief escape in Abbotsford

BY , Dec 4, 2020 6:26 PM - REPORT AN ERROR

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., Friday, April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Police in Abbotsford say a federal inmate is back in custody following a brief escape.

They say in a statement that officers with Correctional Service Canada were escorting a federal offender to a medical appointment yesterday when he escaped.

Police say that while officers tried to apprehend the offender, a correctional officer shot a gun but no one was injured.

They say the inmate was found with the help of police, police dogs and an R-C-M-P helicopter without incident.

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