Man in critical condition following officer-involved shooting in Calgary's northeast

A man is in critical condition in hospital following an officer-involved shooting Wednesday in the 500 block of Markerville Road NE, Calgary Police Service says.

Around 4:15 p.m., officers were called to a home in the northeast area of the city following reports of a domestic incident.

Policesaid officershad information that aman at the home might be armed, but when officers arrivedthe suspect had left the scene.

The man was later tracked to a home inthe500 block ofMarkervilleRoad N.E. where police say multiple unsuccessful attempts were made to call thesuspect out of the building.

Police saythe man exiteda garage around 8:15 p.m. and the situation"continued to escalate resulting in the discharge of a service firearm."

The suspect, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

No officers were injured during the incident.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating the incident.

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