Man in critical condition following officer-involved shooting in Calgary's northeast
A man is in critical condition in hospital following an officer-involved shooting Wednesday in the 500 block of Markerville Road NE, Calgary Police Service says.
Around 4:15 p.m., officers were called to a home in the northeast area of the city following reports of a domestic incident.
Police said officers had information that a man at the home might be armed, but when officers arrived the suspect had left the scene.
The man was later tracked to a home in the 500 block of Markerville Road N.E. where police say multiple unsuccessful attempts were made to call the suspect out of the building.
Police say the man exited a garage around 8:15 p.m. and the situation "continued to escalate resulting in the discharge of a service firearm."
The suspect, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
No officers were injured during the incident.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating the incident.
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