Police charges are pending after an employee at an office that provides free legal advice in southern Alberta was taken hostage and injured.
Police responded to a report Thursday afternoon about an armed woman inside Lethbridge Legal Guidance.
Ninety minutes later members of the Critical Incident Team entered the building and a 40-year-old subject was taken into custody.
The victim, who is 54, was taken hostage inside the building and sustained life-threatening injuries.
She remains in hospital in serious but stable condition.
Police are no longer on scene but say the investigation is ongoing and charges are pending.