LÉVIS, QUE. – The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) has taken over an investigation involving two Lévis police officers, after one of the officers shot at a suspect.
The incident happened at around 11:00 a.m. at the Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis hospital on Friday.
The two officers were responsible for escorting the 28-year-old man for a scheduled court appearance.
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The officer fired his weapon in direction of the suspect after the man attacked his partner with a metal bar.
Lévis police had arrested the suspect Thursday night in connection with events related to an assault and confinement case.
He was interrogated by police and detained ahead of his court hearing on Friday.
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He was taken to hospital later that night after he became agitated and started harming himself.
The SQ confirmed that neither the suspect, nor the officer’s life is in danger.
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