Man dies in hospital after confrontation with police in N.E. Calgary
Posted Aug 31, 2018 2:02 pm.
Last Updated Aug 31, 2018 2:05 pm.
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Calgary police said a man has died in hospital after he was shot with a service pistol early this morning.
They said officers were called to a gym in the city’s northeast Thursday night following an altercation involving the man.
Police said he sped off a few hours later from an area near the gym and officers followed him as he drove dangerously through residential neighbourhoods to his home.
He refused to come out, but police decided to leave for fear a confrontation could turn violent.
Hours later, there was a complaint about noise coming from the home and police found the man at an intersection.
They say officers shot plastic projectiles from a non-lethal ARWEN rifle at the man, a weapon primarily used during riot or crowd control situations.
“These were the new ones deployed out to the front line,” said Acting-Deputy Chief Ryan Ayliffe. “It was our first deployment by a front line officer.”
A service pistol was then fired.
The man’s identity has not been released.
