Calgary police have charged a man who was shot by an officer over the weekend.
The incident unfolded about 4:05 a.m. Sunday in the 200 block of Shawville Blvd. S.E., where officers were called to reports of a suspicious person armed with a weapon who was acting erratically.
When officers arrived, they were confronted a by a man in his 30s and “the situation escalated at which time the man was shot,” according to a police press release.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating the shooting, which is standard practise whenever someone is seriously injured or killed by police.
ASIRT released a photo Tuesday of a machete the man is alleged to have been holding, along with a small knife, when he was shot.
Police say the man fell to the ground in a seated position after he was shot and kept hold of the machete and knife, so an Arwen less-lethal launcher, a PepperBall launcher and a Taser were used to disarm him.
The man was then taken to hospital, where he remains in custody in stable condition after being treated for a broken femur and penetrating wounds.
Video from the officers' body worn cameras is being reviewed as part of the ASIRT investigation.
Daniel Richard Balcerzak, 35, of Claresholm, is charged with:
- Two counts of assaulting a police officer
- Two counts of assault with a weapon
- Posssessing a weapon dangerous to public peace
- Uttering threats to cause death
He is scheduled to appear in court next on Sept. 10.
