Police incident unfolding in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Const. Tania Visintin, a spokesperson for the Vancouver police, could not confirm details from an eyewitness that told Postmedia a man hit a VPD car with a stick-like object then an officer fired his gun.
“I can’t confirm anything at this time. As soon as I get all the information, I will send something out,” she said, in an email early Saturday. “A saw a man strike a police vehicle then drop what looked like a stick,” the 32-year-old said. “Two officers got out of the vehicle. One from the passenger side raised his gun and shot him two times in the chest.”Article content
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