Charges laid after paramedic assaulted during call on Victoria's Pandora Avenue
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An assault on a paramedic led to a massive police presence in Victoria Thursday night, and is now prompting changes to the way BC Emergency Health Services responds to calls in the area.
An assault on a paramedic led to a massive police presence in Victoria Thursday night, and is now prompting changes to the way BC Emergency Health Services responds to calls in the notorious 900 block of Pandora Avenue.
According to the Victoria Police Department, the assault occurred shortly before 8 p.m.
Paramedics were "flagged down" to help a man in need of medical assistance, police said in a news release Friday.
"While the individual was being cared for, he attacked one of the paramedics, striking and kicking them in the face," the release reads.
"The paramedic fled towards a nearby Victoria Fire truck, which was on scene for an unrelated matter, but was pursued by the suspect who continued to act aggressively towards first responders."
Police officers were called to the scene and arrived to find the man continuing to "exhibit aggressive behaviour," according to the VicPD.
The department said the man ignored commands from officers, who deployed a "conductive energy weapon" against him, then took him into custody.
