Man dead following officer-involved shooting in Prince Albert, Sask.
A man is dead following a shooting involving police in Prince Albert.
The man died after he was shot during an incident involving police around 10:40 p.m. Monday, according to Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS).
In a news release sent Tuesday morning, police provided few details concerning the incident which was described as a "confrontation."
The man was treated by paramedics at the scene and transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Reponse Team (SIRT) has been brought in to investigate the incident.
This will be the new provincial police oversight agency's first investigation.
Previously in Saskatchewan, an outside police service would investigate serious incidents involving officers.
With the investigation in the hands of the agency, Prince Albert police chief Jon Bergen said there is little information he can share about the man's death.
Bergen called the incident "extremely tragic and traumatic event."
"No police officer wakes up, puts on the uniform and wants to be faced with the most difficult decision that we will ever have to make as a police officer," Bergen said.
"It's been a long shift for the entire organization, and it will be for for the next few days," Bergen said.
"There's extensive experience that we see through the the SIRT model ... and we trust that experience to collect all available evidence and ensuring that investigation is as thorough and complete as possible."
--With files from Stacey Hein
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Quebec nurse had to clean up after husband's death in Montreal hospital
On a night she should have been mourning, a nurse from Quebec's Laurentians region says she was forced to clean up her husband after he died at a hospital in Montreal.
Northern Ont. lawyer who abandoned clients in child protection cases disbarred
A North Bay, Ont., lawyer who abandoned 15 clients – many of them child protection cases – has lost his licence to practise law.
Bank of Canada officials split on when to start cutting interest rates
Members of the Bank of Canada's governing council were split on how long the central bank should wait before it starts cutting interest rates when they met earlier this month.
Maple Leafs fall to Bruins in Game 3, trail series 2-1
Brad Marchand scored twice, including the winner in the third period, and added an assist as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series Wednesday
Cuban government apologizes to Montreal-area family after delivering wrong body
Cuba's foreign affairs minister has apologized to a Montreal-area family after they were sent the wrong body following the death of a loved one.
'It was instant karma': Viral video captures failed theft attempt in Nanaimo, B.C.
Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., say two late-night revellers are lucky their allegedly drunken antics weren't reported to police after security cameras captured the men trying to steal a heavy sign from a downtown business.
What is changing about Canada's capital gains tax and how does it impact me?
The federal government's proposed change to capital gains taxation is expected to increase taxes on investments and mainly affect wealthy Canadians and businesses. Here's what you need to know about the move.
New Indigenous loan guarantee program a 'really big deal,' Freeland says at Toronto conference
Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was among the 1,700 delegates attending the two-day First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) conference that concluded Tuesday in Toronto.
'Life was not fair to him': Daughter of N.B. man exonerated of murder remembers him as a kind soul
The daughter of a New Brunswick man recently exonerated from murder, is remembering her father as somebody who, despite a wrongful conviction, never became bitter or angry.