The Independent Investigations Office is investigating an incident Wednesday on Pandora Avenue.
Patrol officers were called to the 700-block of Pandora Avenue just after 6 p.m.for a report of an armed person causing a disturbance. When police arrived the person barricaded themselves in a suite in a multi-unit residential building.
The Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team (GVERT) was deployed to the scene. During this time, smoke was observed coming from the suite. The Victoria Fire Department attended to extinguish the fire while officers made emergency entry to the suite.
A suspect was taken into custody and transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries.