A 25-year-old Calgary man has died after being shot by Calgary police in the northeast community of Redstone early Friday morning.
The man was shot just after 3:45 a.m. after a series of events that began at a gym in the 2600 block of Country Hills Boulevard N.E. at about 10 p.m. Thursday.
Officers were called to the gym after an altercation with an unknown number of other people. Officers said the others involved in the altercation had left, but the man was circling the building in his vehicle, leading staff to be concerned for their safety.
The gym was closed and attempts were made to try to reach the man through family.
After two hours, the man sped off, leading police to follow him from a distance. Officers said he was driving dangerously through Redstone and Skyview, endangering the public, before finally stopping at his Redstone home.
The man went inside his home and refused to come back out. Police determined through conversations and a background check that he may have been having a mental health crisis.
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It was determined that trying to arrest the man could lead to a violent encounter, and investigators decided to disengage until Friday. The man’s vehicle was towed from the home and officers left at about 2:20 a.m.
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Sometime later, police received a noise complaint that loud music was coming from the man’s home. Officers were able to reach the man by phone and patrol officers monitoring the situation encountered the man at about 3:45 a.m. in the intersection of Redstone St. and Redstone Drive N.E.
CPS said the situation escalated leading officers to deploy less-lethal ARWEN rounds and a service pistol at the man. Police said knives were recovered at the scene of the shooting.
Officers on scene administered first aid until EMS arrived. The man was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition where he later died.
No other injuries were reported.
The officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave for 30 days, which CPS said is a standard practice when lethal force is used.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has been called to investigate.
One resident expressed her surprise over the police presence in her neighbourhood.
“I’m a little nervous now because I live with my child here,” said Sukanya Sarkar. “It’s surprising to me…I’ve never seen anything like that before.”
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