Winnipeg police officer's gun fires during arrest
No injuries reported; incident is under investigation
CBC News
Posted: Dec 17, 2012 6:30 PM CST
Last Updated: Dec 17, 2012 6:05 PM CST
Winnipeg police are investigating an incident this morning, in which an officer's gun went off during an altercation with a suspect.
Officers were called to the 400 block of Pandora Avenue at around 2:30 a.m. CT Monday on reports of a commercial break and enter.
The police service's canine unit tracked down the suspect on the 800 block of Kernaghan Avenue.
A confrontation then ensued between the suspect and the officers, and it was during that time that "an officer discharged his firearm," police stated in a release.
No one was injured, and the suspect was arrested without further incident, according to police.
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