Man shot, wounded self at end of police standoff in Camrose
Last Updated: Thursday, October 29, 2009 | 7:35 PM MT
CBC News
Police cordoned off a neighbourhood in Camrose, Alta., Thursday during a standoff with an armed man. (CBC)A 31-year-old man was in hospital Thursday after shooting himself in the chest at the end of an hours-long standoff with police in Camrose, Alta., authorities said
The standoff began just before noon when Camrose police arrived at a house near 42nd Avenue and 58th Street in the city's south end.
They were investigating an incident that reportedly took place Tuesday evening in which a man who said he had a gun demanded narcotics from a local drug store.
Local police and the RCMP Emergency Response Team arrived at the house of the man they suspected of being involved in the incident.
After several shots went off inside the house, police cordoned off the area.
Police said they tried to speak to the man and convince him to surrender. Around 4:30 p.m., a single gunshot was heard in the house.
The man was found inside with a gunshot wound to the chest, police said. He was taken to hospital. His condition was not known.
No other injuries were reported.
Police said they released very few details about the incident while it was going on in order to protect the safety of officers and the public.
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