May 24,2016.The Vancouver Police Department says a 28-year-old man has beenarrested and taken to hospital after being shot by police near Hastingsand Cassiar in Vancouver.In an emailed statement, the VPD says officers were responding toreports of a sedan engulfed in flames in a McDonald's parking lot. Whenthey arrived, police say they were confronted by a man armed with aknife."The man allegedly came at the officers and shots were fired. He wastaken into custody and transported to hospital for gunshot and stabwounds," said Const. Brian Montague.Montague says the man is in stable condition in hospital suffering from non-life-threatening gunshot and stab wounds.He says the same man is also "associated" with the burning car, whichwas in flames just metres away from where police took the man down.