A 24-year-old man faces charges after a shot was fired in the vicinity of an RCMP officer in the Prince Albert area.

On Wednesday, officers from Saskatchewan RCMP’s Police Dog Services and the North Battleford Crime Reduction Team were conducting patrols.

A Police Dog Services officer located an abandoned car on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band side of Little Red River. While they were investigating, the officer heard a firearm discharge. The officer took cover and commanded the person responsible to stop firing. An individual told the officer to leave the area.

When other officers arrived, a man was arrested in a nearby residence. A firearm and ammunition were also seized.

Donovan Charles of the Pelican Lake First Nation is charged with reckless discharge of a firearm and unauthorized possession of a firearm. He made his first court appearance on Friday.