Alberta police watchdog releases photo of possible firearm seized in police shooting yyc
Police attended a residence on the 200 block of Hendon Drive N.W. early last Wednesday morning due to reports of a box truck driving erratically while striking homes and vehicles in the Highwood neighbourhood. The caller stated that a “giant truck” had hit her home and a parked car, according to the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
ASIRT says when a CPS officer approached the truck, the driver pointed an item “resembling a handgun” at the officer, who retaliated by firing at the driver. The driver was struck in the chest and unsuccessfully attempted to flee the scene, ASIRT says.Article content Approximately 90 minutes later, after CPS tactical teams had arrived, the driver exited the vehicle. He was arrested and taken to hospital, suffering a gunshot wound to the chest.What appears to be an impact hole in the windshield of a truck can be seen on Hendon Drive N.W. after police shot a man who pointed a firearm at an officer early on Wednesday, February 8, 2023.Following the arrest, police found what appeared to be a handgun in the man’s truck, ASIRT says.
The Highwood incident was the first of three incidents in which law enforcement officers have shot a suspect in the Calgary area within the span of a week; ASIRT is investigating each incident.
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