The Brentwood LRT Station was temporarily closed on Wednesday morning following an incident the night before that sent one man to hospital.
Calgary police said it happened at around 10:30 p.m. as transit officers approached a man in his 40s who was standing on the CTrain platform, asking to see his ticket.
“The suspect tried to escape during the attempted arrest and fled from officers before being apprehended,” police said in a Wednesday news release. “He was arrested a short while after.”
Transit officers called police for assistance. When they arrived, police found the man in medical distress. CPR was performed on the victim and paramedics transported him to hospital in life-threatening condition.
It’s not known if the arrest contributed to the man’s sudden change in health or if he was injured in any way.
Police have spoken to the transit officers involved and are reviewing CCTV footage as they investigate the incident.
Calgary Transit used Twitter to warn CTrain riders the Brentwood LRT Station was closed. They brought in shuttle buses to transport passengers between the Dalhousie and University LRT Stations.
The station then reopened shortly before 6 a.m.
— With files from Doug Vaessen
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