Police shoot man after cop wounded with weapon in rough Vancouver neighbourhood

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VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver shot and injured a person Saturday after an officer was allegedly attacked with a weapon whereas on patrol within the metropolis’s Downtown Eastside.

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Const. Tania Visintin says in a press release two officers have been sitting of their patrol automobile Saturday morning when a person carrying a weapon struck one of many officers by means of an open window.

She says throughout the altercation, one officer fired photographs.

Visintin says the officer suffered a severe head harm and was taken to the hospital, whereas a 53-year-old male was additionally taken to hospital and can stay in custody.

She says a second officer who arrived on the scene to help police was assaulted by a bystander however was not significantly injured.

Visintin says the incident is now below investigation by the Vancouver division’s main crime part and B.C.’s Impartial Investigations Workplace.