The Portage la Prairie RCMP responded to a domestic disturbance around 1:05 am today, at an apartment building on Hazel Bay in the city.
When officers arrived, they found the female victim safe in another apartment. Officers then went to the suspect's unit and were confronted with a weapon.
According to the RCMP release, "the officers deployed their conducted energy weapons and an officer discharged their firearm." The suspect, an 18-year-old male from Portage, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
One officer at the scene received a minor injury. The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba has taken over the investigation.
