December 11th, 2024

Man fatally shot during police search of Edmonton home, watchdog investigating

By The Canadian Press on August 14, 2024.

Edmonton Police Service car in Edmonton Alberta on Tuesday Aug 1, 2023. Alberta's police watchdog is investigating after officers fatally shot a man in a southeast Edmonton home. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

EDMONTON – Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating after officers fatally shot a man in a southeast Edmonton home.

Police in the provincial capital say they and RCMP officers with a specialized provincial internet child exploitation unit were executing a search warrant early this morning.

They say officers were speaking to the suspect inside and he stabbed a member of the Edmonton Police Service.

That resulted in officers firing their weapons.

Paramedics declared the suspect dead at the scene.

One officer was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 14, 2024.

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