Saskatchewan RCMP are releasing the names of two suspects arrested Thursday in connection with a violent vehicle theft that sparked a massive police search.

Early Thursday morning, a group of armed suspects approached a construction worker on White Star Road, approximately 14 kilometers north of Prince Albert. Police say the worker was shot and his truck stolen. The worker is currently hospitalized and suffering from serious injuries, according to police.

RCMP issued an emergency alert following the incident, and officers from across the province responded to track down the attackers, who headed northwest to the Thunder Rapids area, just past the Tobin Lake. Police say they abandoned the stolen truck after colliding with a heavy vehicle.

Thursday evening, two people were taken into custody.

In a news release issued Friday, RCMP said the Saskatoon police plane was able to find the suspects running along the bank of the Saskatchewan River, about three kilometers from where they were arrested. seen entering the forest.

The two suspects, Melissa McCallum, 18, of La Ronge, and Angus Heathen, 33, of Prince Albert, face several charges of assault and use of weapons.

RCMP say paramedics treated McCallum at the scene for minor injuries she suffered when the stolen vehicle collided with the truck.

Police believe two other people are still at large.

“The two outstanding suspects were not located overnight in the area of ​​Highway 123, despite extensive police searches on the ground and in the air in dense, thick bush with swamps and mossy terrain and swampy,” RCMP said.

“The investigation continues to identify and locate them. We ask the public to remain vigilant, not approach suspicious people and to report any suspicious activity to the police.

Police are working to determine whether the suspects were involved in other criminal activity in the days leading up to the search.