By Canadian Press

Investigation opened after Saguenay, Que., police kill man allegedly armed with knife

Nov 29, 2023 | 10:23 AM

SAGUENAY, Que. — Quebec’s police watchdog says it is investigating after police in Saguenay, Que., shot and killed a man who was allegedly armed with a knife.

The agency, known as the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes, says police in the city about 180 kilometres north of Quebec City received a 911 call reporting a stabbing shortly after 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

The agency says in a news release that officers arrived a few minutes later and reported seeing an individual with a knife.

It says the officers ordered the man to drop the weapon, and when he didn’t, they attempted to use a stun gun to stop him.

However, it says, the individual continued to advance toward the officers with the knife in his hand.

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It says one of the police officers then shot the man, who was declared dead at the scene.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 29, 2023. 

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