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Watchdog investigating police shooting in northwest Calgary

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating an incident that saw a man shot by police last week in northwest Calgary.

Officer shot man in chest after he allegedly displayed item resembling handgun

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Photo of an object described by investigators as an item but resembles a handgun.
A photo of the seized item Calgary police report they found in a truck after the driver was taken into custody on Feb. 8, 2023. (ASIRT)

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating after police shot a man last week in northwest Calgary.

The incident began at about 4 a.m. on Wednesday in the 200 block of Hendon Drive in the community of Highwood.

Officers were called to the scene for reports that a "giant truck" had hit a caller's home and her parked vehicle, ASIRT said in a release.

ASIRT said that a CPS officer approached the truck, and that the individual inside pointed an item resembling a handgun at the officer. The officer fired his gun at the driver, striking him in the chest. 

A photo of a piece of paper that says ASIRT.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says it continues to investigate a Feb. 8 incident that saw officers respond to a report that a "giant truck" had hit a caller's home and her parked vehicle. (ASIRT)

The driver tried to leave the scene in the truck but was unsuccessful, ASIRT said, and after around an hour and a half the driver exited the truck and was arrested. He was taken to hospital in stable condition.

No police officers were hurt.

ASIRT said it would examine the use of force by the officer, but didn't offer any other information.

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