EDMONTON -- A 48-year-old man is facing a weapons charge and city police will be looking into the conduct of their own after an arrest in Old Strathcona on Saturday afternoon.
Eyewitness video shows several officers on-scene at the public washrooms at Whyte Avenue and Gateway Boulevard after community workers say a man pulled a knife.
Police says officers deployed an unspecified tactic after efforts to take the suspect into custody failed.
He was then arrested without incident, and police say they recovered a knife.
He was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Shane Haman, 48, was later charged with possessing a weapon, causing a disturbance, and possession of a stolen credit card.
Police say the director of law enforcement was notified, and determined the use of force was in scope.
Correction:
Edmonton Police Service initially said the use of force was determind to be "out of scope" by a director of law enforcement. EPS has since clarified this was an error, and the use of force was always in scope.
