Man killed by police in Fraser

A man was shot and killed by police Saturday night after a car crash in northeast Edmonton.

Around 9:30 p.m., officers were called to a single-vehicle rollover near 153 Avenue and Anthony Henday Drive.

Police said the 28-year-old man driving the car, who was suspected of being drunk, had left the scene of the accident on foot.

No information has been given as to where police found the man, but when they did, officers said a “confrontation” ensued.

An officer shot the man, who was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he died.

No officers or other civilians were injured.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been ordered to investigate the officers’ actions surrounding the shooting.

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