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Just after midnight on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, Winnipeg Police officers responded to a home in the 400 block of Charles Street.
When officers arrived they were confronted by a 25-year-old man. Police have not said specifically what occurred next but one of the officers discharged his weapon and shot the man. He was taken to hospital in critical condition and underwent surgery. None of the officers who responded was injured.
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This is the fifth officer-involved shooting in Winnipeg in 2017. Rob Carver, Public Information Officer for the Winnipeg Police Services said, “Officer-involved shootings are just a reflection of random crime.”
“Our officers are trained to use lethal force or to present lethal force anytime they feel that their lives or the lives of anyone else are at risk or that themselves or anyone around them are at risk of grievous bodily harm,” Carver said.
The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) is on the scene and has taken over the investigation. The IIU investigates all serious injuries involving police officers, on or off duty, in Manitoba.
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