Police used a taser to subdue a man waving a knife at pedestrians in Saskatoon Thursday.

It happened around 5 p.m. in the area around 19th Street W and Avenue H S.

In a news release, police said they arrived to find the 25-year-old with the knife in his hand. Officers ordered him to drop the blade but he refused so an officer used a taser.

That resulted in him dropping the knife.

Police said he was not injured by the taser, but he was taken to hospital by paramedics for medical treatment.

The incident will be reviewed internally by police.