A man has died after being shot by police officers Saturday in Nanaimo, BC
The Independent Investigations Office (IIO), which investigates all police actions that result in death or serious injury, is investigating the shooting.
It is the 38th death investigated by the IIO this year.
RCMP said in a statement that officers were called Saturday afternoon to a report of a man and woman fighting near a vehicle that was parked in the middle of Haliburton Street near Highview Terrace.
According to the police, when they arrived around 2:00 p.m., the man allegedly pulled out a weapon. Police later shot the man, who died at the scene despite the efforts of emergency services.
Nanaimo RCMP say they have closed off the area indefinitely while the IIO investigates. They say the man and woman knew each other. No one else was injured in the shooting.
It is unclear what type of weapon the man allegedly had on him and if he was threatening other people. An RCMP spokesperson declined to provide those details when asked by CBC News.