Man, 29, fatally shot by RCMP at Sagkeeng First Nation home
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A man was fatally shot by an RCMP officer in Sagkeeng First Nation on Tuesday morning.
Police were sent to a home in the community shortly at about 6:40 a.m. after they received two 911 calls about a man armed with a knife. The man was holding a knife when officers arrived there, RCMP said in a news release, and an officer fired their gun.
Officers gave the 29-year-old man medical aid until paramedics arrived. He was taken to hospital and died from his injuries.
The officers involved were not hurt, the release said. The video from their body cameras will be turned over to the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba.