Man dead after police-involved shooting

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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) –  One man is dead after being shot by Vancouver Police on a sidewalk in the Downtown Eastside last night.

Just after 8:30 p.m., police say officers encountered a man armed with a machete on Powell Street near Dunlevy Street.  Officers apparently confronted the man, he was shot a short time later and died at the scene.

At the request of Vancouver police, the RCMP’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been called in to handle the case.

The man’s name and age have not yet been released.
      

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