{"id":67487,"date":"2025-08-13T22:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T22:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/67487\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T22:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T22:05:07","slug":"officer-shoots-man-allegedly-wielding-edged-weapons-threatening-people-inside-edmonton-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/67487\/","title":{"rendered":"Officer shoots man allegedly wielding edged weapons, threatening people inside Edmonton apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police say Tuesday afternoon\u2019s incident at a central Edmonton apartment building involved a man with multiple edged weapons allegedly threatening people inside a suite.<\/p>\n

The Edmonton Police Service says an officer fired their weapon at the 42-year-old suspect once a \u201cconfrontation occurred\u201d between him and another resident.<\/p>\n

BACKGROUND: Witnesses report loud bangs, heavy police presence at Edmonton apartment building<\/a><\/p>\n

The suspect was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police say, and no officers or apartment residents were injured.<\/p>\n

Alberta\u2019s police watchdog, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT), has been directed to investigate the incident.<\/p>\n

\"\"Edmonton police officers at the taped-off crime scene at a building on 121 Street and Jasper Avenue on Aug. 12, 2025. (James Dunn, CityNews)<\/p>\n

On Tuesday around 3:15 p.m., Edmonton police say officers were called to the building on 102 Avenue and 121 Street for reports of a domestic disturbance, specifically a man inside a suite wielding edged weapons and threatening others.<\/p>\n

Photos and videos sent to CityNews show an officer on a fire truck ladder holding what appears to be a firearm pointed towards one of the balconies.<\/p>\n

Witnesses say they heard two loud bangs. Moments later, at least one person was seen taken away in handcuffs, and another on a stretcher.<\/p>\n

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