Police say a man suspected of shooting a Mountie in British Columbia has been found dead.
RCMP spokesman Cpl. Dan Moskaluk says the man's body was found near the southeastern B.C. community of Revelstoke on Wednesday, and the BC Coroners Service is now investigating his cause of death.
Investigators had been searching for 40-year-old Sheldon Thunderblanket since Tuesday when a female officer was shot in the arm after stopping a vehicle in a theft investigation on Highway 1.
The provincial Independent Investigations Office, which probes all police-involved deaths, says police had ``a further interaction'' with the suspect after the officer was shot on Tuesday, where he again escaped from police.
The RCMP say they believe Thunderblanket was wanted for numerous charges in connection with a murder and attempted murder in Saskatchewan.
A statement from the City of Revelstoke says the officer who was shot had undergone reconstructive surgery on her hand and arm and is recovering.