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Sedation required for man causing early-morning disturbance in Winnipeg, say police

Winnipeg police say a man accused of causing a disturbance early Monday needed to be sedated after trying to fight with officers. File/Global News

A man accused of causing a disturbance outside a Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Station early Monday had to be sedated after police say he started fighting with responding officers.

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Police were called to the reports of an agitated man banging on the windows of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Station on Furby Street near Notre Dame Avenue around 4:40 a.m.

The man, who police say later armed himself with a piece of wood that he began swinging violently, was found in a nearby yard at a home on Bannantyne Avenue.

Police say he became combative with officers and nearby homeowners were warned to stay indoors.

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Officers used various attempts to subdue the man, including pepper-spray and multiple deployments from a Taser, but police say they had no effect.

Police say several officers used forced the man to the ground where he was sedated by paramedics.

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Two officers were injured in the scuffle, and one was treated in hospital.

The 28-year-old man was also taken to hospital in stable condition, where he remains.

No charges had been laid as of Monday afternoon.

 

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