A 37-year-old man has died after being shot by police in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood early Tuesday.
Police say in a news release paramedics called for help in response to a man who was acting aggressively and erratically at a residential building.
They say the man sustained injuries after smashing his window and throwing large objects into the street before police arrived.
Police say they received reports the man was chasing people on the street with a weapon, “using it in an aggressive and threatening manner.”
He was subsequently shot by police.
Police did not provide further details, while the province’s police watchdog, the Independent Investigations Office, has been notified.
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