Quebec Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Police Officer Shot at Traffic Stop

Quebec Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Police Officer Shot at Traffic Stop
A Sûreté du Québec police car is seen in Montreal on July 22, 2020. The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson
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SAINTE-MARIE-DE-BEAUCE, Que.—A 54-year-old Quebec man has been charged with attempted murder after a provincial police officer was shot and wounded during a traffic stop south of Quebec City earlier this week.

The Crown prosecutor’s office said today Marco Rodrigue appeared Thursday at the courthouse in St-Joseph-de-Beauce, Que., where he was also charged with two weapons offences.