SELKIRK, MAN.—An RCMP officer in Manitoba faces a weapons-related charge after firing his gun during an attempted traffic stop.

The province’s Independent Investigation Unit says the Mountie was trying to stop a car in the Selkirk area in June 2018, but the driver took off into a wooded area.

The officer gave chase on foot, but when the car turned around and sped toward him, he fired at the vehicle.