A person armed with a knife on the Lower Causeway of Victoria’s Inner Harbour was arrested Monday afternoon, who had been reported as being in distress.
In a media release, VicPD said they received a call just before 3 p.m. today about a person in distress who was armed with a knife and walking in downtown Victoria.
VicPD said responding officers quickly located the individual on the Lower Causeway near the float plane terminal. However, the person fled from the officers when they approached.
In order to disarm the individual, officers deployed a beanbag shotgun to subdue the individual and were able to take the person into custody.
A knife was recovered from the scene.
“As is policy any time a less-lethal tool is deployed, officers called for BC Emergency Health Services Paramedics to attend to assess the person for injury,” said VicPD in its release.
Witnesses in the area said they saw the man jump out of the bushes with the knife in hand before officers shot him with a bean bag gun.
The incident is still under investigation, and the police department is asking anyone who may have information about the incident to contact them at (250) 995-7654.
