Police operation in St. Eustache

St. Eustache police have fatally shot a suspect in an attempted robbery over the weekend.

According to the CBC, early Sunday morning, St. Eustache police were called to the corner of Leveille and Arthur Sauve Blvd where they encountered 28 year old Daniel Samson.

According to an SQ spokesman Samson was armed. 

The suspect was shot and later died in hospital of his injuries. The investigation has been turned over the the SQ.