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Man in his 40s dies in police-involved shooting in Vancouver

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The workload continues to pile up for the understaffed independent police watchdog that investigates officer-involved deaths. The latest happened on Vancouver's Downtown Estside - the fifth in as many weeks. Catherine Urquhart reports – May 6, 2022

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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