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Man killed in police-involved shooting on Vancouver Island, IIO investigating

According to police, the man was shot after approaching officers with an "edged weapon.". File / Global News

A man is dead after a confrontation with police in Shawnigan Lake on Saturday.

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The RCMP says the incident happened when officers with the Shawnigan Lake detachment went to a home in the 1100 block of Mill Bay Road to arrest a suspect in an assault investigation.

According to a police media release, when officers entered the home a man “advanced on them with an edged weapon.”

Police said the officers unsuccessfully attempted to subdue the man with a conducted energy weapon, at which point they shot him.

He was taken to hospital where he died of his injuries, police said.

No one else was injured.

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Police have notified B.C.’s civilian police watchdog, the Independent Investigation Office, which is deploying to the scene.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact the IIO at 1-855-446-8477.

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