Man dead after armed confrontation with Saskatoon police

Saskatoon police are currently at the scene of an incident on Avenue S South, between 20th Street West and 21st Street West.

  A 27-year-old man is dead after an armed confrontation with Saskatoon police Thursday morning leading to an investigation by the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT).

Around 10:40 a.m., officers responded to a report about an armed person in the area of Avenue V South and 20th Street West, a Saskatoon police news release says.

“Upon arrival to the area, officers located the suspect on the 200 block of Avenue S South, following a confrontation with police, officers discharged their service-issued firearms,” police said.

The 27-year-old suspect was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, according to police. 

Loretta Desmeules’s Thursday morning coffee with a friend, at her home on 20th Street West, was interrupted by the sound of gunshots.

“All of a sudden we heard, ‘bang bang bang.’ I looked at her, and I said, ‘What the hell was that?’ Desmeules told CTV News.