Police in southern Alberta shoot, kill man during disturbance call
July 16, 2012 - 12:49 PM
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Police in southern Alberta have shot and killed a man.
Two officers with the Lethbridge Regional Police Service were called to a west-side home about a disturbance with a weapon shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday.
Police say both officers fired their weapons and hit a 26-year-old man.
The man died from his wounds; the officers were not injured.
A knife was recovered from the scene.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating the shooting.
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