individual arrested and taken to hospital after armed assault in Drummondville – Vingt55

The police received a call to the 9-1-1 central at the end of the evening, the initial call reported a person in crisis, when they arrived, the officers found that relatives were trying to control the individual in crisis that was in housing.

Officers who arrived at the scene attempted to subdue the uncooperative and combative suspect, one of the officers used an electric stun gun (TEP) to subdue and arrest the suspect who was taken to hospital, but his life was n is not in danger.

One of the involved who tried to subdue the individual was also taken to the hospital center as a preventive measure after having received one of the probes of the electric pulse weapon, without however receiving a discharge from the gun in question.

According to information obtained on the spot by the Vingt55 from a neighbor who witnessed the events, a shot was heard and fired by the suspect, this last information remains to be confirmed by the Sûreté du Québec.

Still according to information obtained on the spot by the Vingt55, 2 firearms were seized on the spot by the police. The individual arrested by the police is on the verge of a ban on having prohibited weapons for life.

The event caused a stir in the residential area, the individual behind the call was taken to the hospital center, he will be met by the police and investigators when his condition allows it, he could face serious charges at the end of the investigation which is still ongoing.

The Sûreté du Québec quickly erected a security perimeter on St-Onge Street while the investigators meet the witnesses involved and also collect the images captured by the police body cameras in order to advance the investigation.

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