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Man in hospital after police shooting at Sirocco CTrain station

Calgary police have confirmed a man was shotduring the resolution of an incident at the Sirocco CTrain station Wednesday afternoon, saying he was taken to hospital in serious condition.

Passenger suspected of having a weapon was shot by tactical unit

Heavy police presence at LRT station all afternoon after reports of passenger with weapon

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One person taken away in an ambulance after tactical unit moves in on C-Train platform

Calgary Police have confirmed that a man was shotduring the resolution of an incident at the Sirocco CTrain station Wednesday afternoon, saying he was taken to hospital in serious condition.

The incident started around 1:40 p.m., when a transit employee called police to say a passengerappeared to be holding a gun on his lap, police said in a release.

The tactical unit was called in and proceeded to evacuate the train, which was held for several hoursat the SiroccoLRT station on 17th Avenue, west of Sarcee Trail S.W.

Police with guns drawn respond to an incident at Sirocco CTrain Station in southwest Calgary on Wednesday. (Submitted by Mackenzie Sampson)

A man matching the description given to police by the transit worker was contained as the sole occupant afterthe other passengers had been removed.

Police say the tactical unit officers tried for hours to safely resolve the incident.

The Calgary Police Service's tactical unit responded to an incident at the Sirocco CTrain Station on Wednesday. EMS were also on scene. (Nassima Way/Radio-Canada)

However, the situation escalated at around 4:30 p.m.,and the man was shot by a member of the tactical unit, police said.

He was treated on site by a member of the tactical emergency medical services before being taken to hospital.

The West LRT line was stopped all afternoon. Police saidthe station would remain closed during theinvestigation, urging passengers to find alternative routes.

Alberta's Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT)will investigate the officer-involved shooting.ASIRT investigates serious or sensitive allegations of police misconduct, as well as incidents that result in serious injury or death.

With files from Nassima Way and Julie Debeljak-Waddell