Winnipeg police fatally shoot armed person at Main Street apartment building after 911 calls
CBC
One person is dead after he was shot by Winnipeg police at a Main Street apartment building on Wednesday.
Winnipeg police said officers responded around 12:30 p.m. to multiple reports of a male armed with two edged weapons in the hallway of an apartment building in the 800 block of Main Street.
"There were multiple 911 calls on this incident. The male was armed with, and swinging, edged weapons, banging on tenants' doors," Winnipeg Police Service acting chief Art Stannard told reporters at a news conference early Wednesday evening.
"All the details we received from the callers indicated there was a risk to the public," he said.
Officers who "quickly attended" to the calls ran up to a floor of the building where they encountered an armed person in the hallway, Stannard said.
The armed person was shot with a Taser and with at least one firearm, Stannard said, adding it is not yet clear how many officers fired.
Officers gave him first aid, applying a chest seal and tourniquet, police said.
He was taken to hospital and later died.
Police said the person's family has not yet been notified, and they will release no other details about him at this point, including his age.
"At this time, our thoughts are with everybody involved in this tragic incident," Stannard said.
"But thoughts are also with our members — these members are dedicated police officers who did not ever want to take a life," he said.
"It was an active incident and we responded that way.… The public was at risk."
No other members of the public were injured during the incident, police said.
Stannard said at least three officers were involved in the initial response to the calls.