CALGARY—A police officer was severely injured after a struggle with a man at a Calgary shopping mall on Saturday and used his service firearm to defend himself. Calgary police say a suspect attacked the officer with a “large bladed weapon” after police received reports of a fight at a nearby light rapid transit station. The suspect initially ran into the Marlborough shopping mall in the city’s northeast, but turned to confront the officer with the weapon. Article Continued BelowThe officer first used his Taser, but it was ineffective so he discharged his service firearm, police said. Police talk to one another outside the Sears store at the Marlborough Mall following an incident which left a police officer injured on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016.

Source: thestar September 18, 2016 00:30 UTC