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CALGARY, Alberta, (UPI) -- Two law enforcement officers were cut in a Calgary, Alberta, police interview room by a knife-wielding man shot by police last year, authorities said.
The attack occurred in the office of the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team when the man, identified as Lee Christopher Monrose, 30, showed up without an appointment, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
He was escorted to an interview room by Sgt. Andrew Johnson of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police but became increasingly agitated and allegedly stabbed Johnson, the CBC said.
"Over about 10 minutes, it appears that his behavior escalated," Clifton Purvis, head of the response team, told the CBC. "He became violent, and he attacked one of our investigators in the office."
Two other response team members -- one from the RCMP and the other from the Calgary police -- entered the room to help Johnson and the Calgary police officer was cut on the hand.
Johnson, 53, was in serious but stable condition following surgery for three stab wounds to his upper torso while the other officer was treated at the scene.
Monrose was taken to a hospital to be checked out for a bump to his head, officials told the CBC.
Purvis confirmed Monrose had been shot in the head by police during a confrontation last November. That shooting is under investigation by the response team.
CALGARY, Alberta, (UPI) -- Two law enforcement officers were cut in a Calgary, Alberta, police interview room by a knife-wielding man shot by police last year, authorities said.
The attack occurred in the office of the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team when the man, identified as Lee Christopher Monrose, 30, showed up without an appointment, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
He was escorted to an interview room by Sgt. Andrew Johnson of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police but became increasingly agitated and allegedly stabbed Johnson, the CBC said.
"Over about 10 minutes, it appears that his behavior escalated," Clifton Purvis, head of the response team, told the CBC. "He became violent, and he attacked one of our investigators in the office."
Two other response team members -- one from the RCMP and the other from the Calgary police -- entered the room to help Johnson and the Calgary police officer was cut on the hand.
Johnson, 53, was in serious but stable condition following surgery for three stab wounds to his upper torso while the other officer was treated at the scene.
Monrose was taken to a hospital to be checked out for a bump to his head, officials told the CBC.
Purvis confirmed Monrose had been shot in the head by police during a confrontation last November. That shooting is under investigation by the response team.