Winnipeg Police shoot and kill suspect [Video]

A Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) officer is recovering after he was stabbed in the throat Sunday evening.

The incident unfolded near a bus shack at the Unicity shopping centre.

Police said officers were in the area as part of the WPS retail theft initiative. Then, just after 5 p.m., an emergency transmission came into the police communication centre from a plain clothes unit at the mall.

They reported an officer had been stabbed in the throat and a male suspect had been shot. “This transmission is one that we never, ever want to receive,” said Acting Chief Art Stannard.

The injured officer, a senior member of the WPS, was taken to hospital. Stannard said he visited the officer and his wife in hospital Sunday evening.

“His wife was there and just extremely emotional,” recalled Stannard. “He’s doing well, and they’re treating him very well. I would say he’s stable and …