Man hospitalized after police

One man is in hospital with serious injuries and the province's civilian police oversight agency is investigating after a police-involved shooting in Burnaby on Sunday morning, RCMP say.

Burnaby RCMP say officers responded to a disturbance at a Kingsway Avenue residence around 10:15 a.m., when a man approached the officers with an edged weapon after they arrived.

In a statement, RCMP said an officer "fired their firearm striking the man," who received immediate first aid and was taken to hospital.

Police said no one else was injured and the Independent Investigations Office of B.C., (IIO) is investigating.

In a statement, the (IIO), said the man sustained serious injuries, adding it is seeking witnesses to the incident.

The IIO is mandated to investigate when police are involved in a situation that results in death or serious harm.