One man is in hospital after being shot by police Wednesday afternoon.
Police were called to the 300 block of Gertrude Avenue around 3 p.m. where a man armed with a gun was standing in front of a residence.
Soon after, an officer fired their gun and hit the man, who was taken to hospital in unstable condition.
A rifle and what appeared to be a deployed taser was seen on an apartment building’s front steps, a Global News camera operator on scene said.
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Police are not releasing any other details about the incident.
— With files from Jordan Pearn
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