Vancouver police said a man in his 40s died Thursday following a police-involved shooting.
Police said they were called to the Patricia Hotel at East Hastings and Dunlevy Avenue just after 4 p.m.
Officers were responding to reports of an assault with a weapon at the time, police said.
They do not explain what happened but said an “altercation ensued” and then shots were fired.
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The man died at the scene, police confirmed.
The Independent Investigations Office is now investigating.
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