Man dead after police shooting, officer stabbed in throat at Unicity Mall

Winnipeg constabulary changeable and killed a antheral adjacent a autobus halt astatine the Unicity Mall Sunday evening, aft the antheral stabbed a plainclothes serviceman successful the throat.

Police accidental members were successful the 3600 artifact of Portage Avenue arsenic portion of the Retail Theft Initiative Sunday evening. The antheral stabbed 1 of the officers successful the pharynx with an edged weapon. An serviceman past changeable the man.

Police accidental the officers, including the 1 who had been stabbed, gave him CPR. The antheral and the injured serviceman were some taken to hospital. The antheral died of his injuries; the serviceman is recovering successful hospital.

“I would accidental he’s unchangeable and astir apt to beryllium released,” said WPS acting main Art Stannard astatine a property league Sunday night.

Stannard said the deceased antheral has not yet been identified.

Stannard said the WPS held a property league to “put immoderate details to the videos” that were circulating online of constabulary shooting the man.

“We are alert of videos online, and we caution the nationalist that they bash not amusement the full incident,” said WPS acting main Art Stannard.

“I’m asking the nationalist to fto it play out, fto IIU bash their probe and conscionable hold for that earlier they marque immoderate judgments. That’s what I’m asking for.” helium said.

One video posted to Facebook viewed by Global News shows 2 officers with guns pointed astatine a man. The antheral past begins to measurement toward the officers. Police sprout the antheral and helium falls to the ground.

Numerous exigency vehicles could beryllium seen astatine Unicity Mall Sunday evening.

The Independent Investigation Unit has taken implicit the investigation.