Saskatoon police shoot man during confrontation
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A man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after he was shot during a confrontation with a Saskatoon police officer.
A man is recovering in hospital after being shot by a Saskatoon police officer.
Police said they were called to the 200 block of Avenue L South just after 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
They had received a report that an armed man went to a home where a physical confrontation took place.
The man, who police said was armed with a handgun and a machete, then fled on foot.
A confrontation with police then took place at 22nd Street West and Avenue U South, resulting in officers firing several shots, according to a police release.
The suspect was taken to hospital with a non-life-threatening wound, police said.
The Regina Police Service has been tasked with carrying out an investigation into the shooting.
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