The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating a police shooting in the southwest Calgary community of Bridlewood early Thursday morning.
Calgary police said officers responded at around 1 a.m. to the 1000 block of Bridlemeadows Manor for reports of a disturbance involving a man with a weapon.
Officers discovered that the man had entered a nearby residence.
They attempted to de-escalate the situation and take the man into custody.
Calgary police said officers responded to the 1000 block of Bridlemeadows Manor Southwest, around 1 a.m. on Thursday for reports of a man with a weapon involved in a disturbance.
Global NewsApproximately two hours after the initial call to police was made, the man exited the residence and a confrontation occurred, resulting in one of the officers discharging their firearm.
The suspect was taken to hospital in critical condition.
No police officers were injured.
Calgary police said that, as is standard practice, ASIRT has been called in to investigate.
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