Officers originally tried to deescalate a break and enter situation by using a taser, but the situation continued to escalate. It was then another officer fired their gun.
is investigating a police shooting in Calgary’s Forest Lawn neighbourhood Saturday morning.“At the time, it is believed a tenant living in the upstairs portion of the house broke into the basement suite and began attacking tenants with a weapon,” states a news release from ASIRT, the watchdog agency that investigates serious incidents involving police.
Officers originally tried to deescalate the situation by using a taser, but the situation continued to escalate. It was then another officer fired their gun.
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