The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) is investigating the injury of a 40-year-old man during an arrest by Winnipeg police.
The IIU was notified by Winnipeg police on Feburary 2, 2018 that authorities responded to a call about a man who was armed with weapons on Sherbrook Street.
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After the man refused to drop his weapons, a confrontation with officers using force began. The man was later taken to hospital and reported to have possible fractured vertebrae.
The investigation is ongoing.
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