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An intoxicated 18-year-old man was sedated in hospital after three officers responding to a fight between family members were assaulted, Winnipeg police said.
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Officers were called to a residence in the 300 block of Boyd Avenue in the North End on Sunday at about 3:20 p.m., where they found an “agitated, intoxicated male” fighting with a family member, police said in a news release.
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Officers were physically confronted as they broke up the fight and while they attempted to control the teen, police said he took a Taser from one officer and bit two of them in the upper body, all while threatening to kill them.
Three officers were injured before placing the man under arrest, with two requiring hospital treatment before being released, police said.
“The male, who was experiencing an agitated chaotic event, was transported to hospital, where he required sedation due to the level of intoxication by various substances,” police said.
The man was charged with three counts of assaulting a police officer as well as disarming a police officer and uttering threats. He is in custody.
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