A man died Sunday after being hit with at least one bullet that is alleged to have been fired by a Sûreté du Québec police officer in Île-Perrot.
The Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI) called on Montreal police to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
SQ officers answered a call about a man threatening suicide, the BEI said. They traced his cellphone to his home. When they arrived, a man with a knife rushed them, the BEI said, and shots were fired. The man died of his injuries.
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The Sûreté du Québec cordon off a section of 2nd Ave. near Grand Blvd. in Île-Perrot, west of Montreal, Oct. 3, 2016. A man was shot by police during the night.
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