Police watchdog to investigate after Nova Scotia Mounties fatally shoot 60-year old man

RCMP say officers responding to call about man uttering threats, shot him when he raised handgun

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police"E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., Friday, April 13, 2018.

RCMP say officers responded to a call Thursday about an armed man uttering threats in the community of Eastern Passage southeast of Halifax.Investigators say when he raised the gun toward the Mounties they opened fire.RCMP say the Nova Scotia Serious Incident Response Team will investigate what happened.

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