Quebec police watchdog investigating fatal shooting involving police in Gatineau, Que. [Video]

Quebec’s Bureau of Independent Investigations (BEI) is investigating after police in Gatineau, Que. shot and killed a man who allegedly stabbed an officer during an investigation.

Gatineau police (SPVG) officers were deployed to Saint-Rédempteur Street in the Hull sector shortly before midnight on Wednesday following a call to the emergency 911 centre.

Police say that during the investigation, a police officer was stabbed with a knife, suffering serious injuries.

“Police officers deployed to the scene had to intervene quickly to rescue their colleague,” police said in a statement. “The man was shot and died from his injuries.”

The officer was taken to hospital with serious injuries, “and is now out of danger,” according to police.

A nearby resident described what they heard late Wednesday night on the Hull street.

“I just heard shots, and I thought it was just like fireworks or something,” Melane told CTV News Ottawa.

“But then …