Durham regional police say they have charged the suspect who, along with another officer, was left injured after a police shooting over the weekend.
Police said the shooting happened on Sunday at around 10:45 a.m. when they were called to a home on Cedar Street in Oshawa, Ont., for an “armed person.”
When officers arrived, they found a man with a knife, according to the Special Investigations Unit, which investigates officers when there is a serious incident involving civilians.
The SIU said during an interaction with the suspect, an officer and the suspect were both shot by another Durham police officer.
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The officer was taken to hospital in critical but stable condition, while the suspect suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the SIU said.
The SIU said it is not believed that the suspect had a firearm. The agency also said the call to the home was a “mental health call.”
In an update on Monday night, Durham police said they have charged 27-year-old Tyler Vilneff with assaulting a peace officer with a weapon and having a weapon dangerous to the public peace.
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