Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating after police in Gatineau shot and killed a man who allegedly stabbed an officer.
Gatineau police say officers were called just before midnight on Wednesday to Saint-Rédempteur Street in the city’s Hull neighbourhood.
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During what police described as an “intervention,” they say a police officer was stabbed and seriously injured.
Police say other officers called to the scene had to intervene quickly and the alleged stabber was shot and killed.
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They say the injured officer was taken to hospital and is out of danger.
A spokesman with the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes, the police watchdog, confirmed Gatineau police fired the gun and says five of its investigators have been assigned to look into the case.
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