A police-involved shooting in Norway House is now under investigation.

RCMP say officers responded to a disturbance call Saturday afternoon at around 3:35 after receiving reports that a 63-year-old man had threatened someone inside a home with a firearm. Police were later told the suspect was outside and had access to additional weapons in a nearby shed.

Mounties say officers contained the area after determining the man had barricaded himself inside the shed with a firearm. Crisis negotiators attempted to communicate and de-escalate the situation for several hours.

RCMP say shortly before 7:30, a confrontation occurred and the man was shot by police. Officers and EMS provided first aid, but the man later died from his injuries.

The Manitoba Independent Investigation Unit has now taken over the investigation.