Officer injured after chase with armed suspect: Winnipeg police – Winnipeg

A Winnipeg police officer was injured and sent to hospital following a chase with a man allegedly armed with a gun in the West End on Friday, police say.

Police say officers were at an unrelated call around 8:15 p.m. when they learned about a man with a gun at a business in the 1400 block of St. Matthews Avenue.

The suspect fled on foot when officers approached, and, according to police, pulled out a handgun and “became combative” when the officers caught up to him.

Police say officers were able to gain control and the suspect was arrested, although police say a woman who was with the man physically tried to stop the arrest.

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The woman was also taken into custody.

Police say one officer was sent to hospital and treated for an undisclosed upper-body injury.

A search of both suspects turned up a .48 Calibre handgun and ammo, roughly seven grams of cocaine, drug packaging materials, and roughly $1,500 in cash, police say.

A 26-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman, both from Winnipeg, are each facing a number of charges.

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