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Man fatally shot during police search of Edmonton home, watchdog investigating

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Edmonton Police Service car in Edmonton Alberta on Tuesday Aug 1, 2023. Alberta's police watchdog is investigating after officers fatally shot a man in a southeast Edmonton home. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

EDMONTON — Alberta's police watchdog is investigating after officers fatally shot a man in a southeast Edmonton home.

Police in the provincial capital say they and RCMP officers with a specialized provincial internet child exploitation unit were executing a search warrant early this morning.

They say officers were speaking to the suspect inside and he stabbed a member of the Edmonton Police Service.

That resulted in officers firing their weapons.

Paramedics declared the suspect dead at the scene.

One officer was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 14, 2024.

The Canadian Press

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