A 37-year-old man is facing a list of charges after threatening police with a knife on Quinpool Rd.
Police say it was Saturday evening when he had allegedly robbed two liquor stores in Halifax: one on Grafton Street and the other on Quinpool Road.
When police tried to arrest him, he threatened them with a knife.
An officer shot at him after a taser was not effective.
He and sent to hospital with life threatening injuries but was expected in court today to face these charges:
- Robbery (x2)
- Assault peace officer with a weapon (x2)
- Possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace (x3)
- Breach of release order (x5)
- Resist peace-officer
- Fail to attend court
The shooting is being investigated by SiRT.
