Quebec’s independent police watchdog has launched an investigation after a man was killed during a police intervention in Saint-Raphaël.
The incident occurred on Saturday when officers responded to an emergency call about a person with a firearm, said the watchdog.
The watchdog said police reportedly established a safety perimeter and tried to make contact, but the individual did not comply.
The man left the residence with a firearm and was shot and seriously injured by officers before being taken to the hospital, where he later died, police watchdog said.
The oversight agency automatically investigates when a person is killed, seriously injured, or shot with a police firearm.
Five police watchdog investigators have been assigned, and the bureau is asking witnesses to come forward.
The town of Saint-Raphaël is approximately 40 kilometres east of Quebec City.
