Calgary Police shoot man after brandishing possible handgun – Calgary [Video]

One man is in hospital after being shot by a Calgary Police officer early Friday morning in the Manchester Industrial area.

CPS says officers were patrolling along Deerfoot Trail and 17th Avenue southeast around 12:15 a.m. when they came across a passenger in a vehicle who brandished what appeared to be a handgun.

Officers called for more resources including HAWCS helicopter and a canine unit, and conducted a traffic stop in the 600 block of 25 Avenue southeast. The white SUV was stopped in the westbound shoulder with its flashers on the windows rolled down.

Police say one man took off from the traffic stop and was shot by a single officer. He was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition but has since been upgraded to what a press release from CPS termed “life-altering, but stable.”