The Nova Scotia Serious Incident Response Team, along with Halifax police, are investigating a shooting death in Moncton.
RCMP Staff Sgt. Andre Pepin says officers were called to Somerset Street, near Elmwood Drive, on Saturday afternoon.
He says a man showed a weapon and appeared to be threatening officers.
Police first discharged a taser, but Pepin says the man continued to threaten the police.
As a result, one officer fired his gun at the suspect.
CPR was performed, but a 24-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Pepin says it is standard practice to have an outside agency investigate police actions.
New Brunswick RCMP and Nova Scotia SIRT investigating incident. https://t.co/qX1QBdgcmt The New Brunswick RCMP is investigating an incident in #Moncton that left one man dead.
On August 4, 2019, at approximately 2 p.m., Codiac RCMP responded to a call on Somerset Street.— RCMP New Brunswick (@RCMPNB) August 5, 2019
