BEI investigating fatal shooting during police operation in downtown Montreal
Quebec's police watchdog is investigating a fatal shooting after a police operation in downtown Montreal.
Police received a 911 call on Saturday night regarding a person armed with a firearm inside an apartment building on Saint-Hubert Street, said the bureau of independent investigations, known by its French acronym BEI.
When police arrived at around 9 p.m., they "made contact" with the individual, according to the BEI's preliminary information. The BEI says police then fired in their direction and that person was injured by gunfire.
The police officers provided first aid until paramedics arrived, the BEI added. The person was pronounced dead at the scene.
The agency investigates cases where someone is killed or seriously injured during a police operation.
Six BEI investigators are analyzing the circumstances surrounding the intervention.
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