Man killed by RCMP in Norway House
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A man was shot dead by RCMP in Norway House after a standoff at a property in the northern Manitoba community Sunday.
At about 3:15 p.m., Mounties were called to a property after receiving a report an intoxicated man had threatened to shoot himself, the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba said in a news release Monday afternoon.
Officers were also told the 63-year-old man had access to firearms in a shed on the property, RCMP said in a news release Monday morning.
Mounties arrived on scene and secured the area after it was determined the man had barricaded himself inside the shed, the IIU said, adding officers were in regular communication with him.
With the assistance of crisis negotiators, officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, but a “confrontation occurred” around 7:30 p.m. and the man was shot, RCMP said.
The IIU said the man was shot by an officer when he exited the shed holding a firearm.
Emergency responders provided first aid, but the man died.
Mounties then deployed a drone to assess the inside of the shed to confirm there was no longer a threat, the IIU said.
The IIU, Manitoba’s police watchdog, has taken over the investigation.
Norway House is located about 805 kilometres north of Winnipeg.
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