Calgary officer stabbed in mall after chase, suspect shot

Sep 21, 2016, 01:09
Calgary officer stabbed in mall after chase, suspect shot

"As the officer retreated and attempted to draw his service weapon, the man came at the officer and struck the officer with the machete causing significant and severe injury", explained Sue Houston, ASIRT executive director.

Calgary police say the officer tried to subdue the man with a Taser, but it had no observable impact.

The man had fled by the time officers arrived, but was soon found behind a dumpster by a patrolling officer who chased him into the mall, where gunfire would soon erupt.

The officer shot the man.

The risk to the public was tremendous, Calgary's police union boss said of the suspect who was allegedly armed with a 20-inch machete in the middle of a Sears store. He remained in hospital Sunday in serious but stable condition.

The province's police watchdog, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, has been called in to review the incident.

Police outside the Sears at Marlborough Mall Saturday afternoon following an incident that left an officer injured.

In another, an officer opened fire on a vehicle that was allegedly being driven erratically in a truck stop parking lot while trying to flee a traffic stop, though in that case the officer didn't hit anyone.

About an hour earlier, officer pulled a silver pickup over near the Blackfoot Truckstop Diner and as they approached it, noticed the driver acting suspiciously with a rifle next to him.

A female in the vehicle was also taken into custody. Hughson said it was recently purchased.

If I had to guess, I'd say the attacker was most likely to be a white Calgarian, a frequent flyer in the Canadian justice system.

A handful of officers were milling about the entrance to Sears into Saturday evening.

"This officer (involved in the incident at Marlborough Mall) showed extreme courage and restraint and we're very fortunate that it isn't more serious than it is", he said.

Representatives of the Calgary Police Service could not be reached immediately for comment.

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