A woman is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Calgary’s Legacy neighbourhood early Wednesday morning. Police say they were called to a home on the 200 block of Legacy Circle S.E. around 1:20 a.m. after the woman contacted 911 regarding a mental-health concern. Officers say they had been to the residence multiple times in recent months. According to police, they contained the scene and attempted to de-escalate the situation. Approximately one hour later, the woman exited the home holding a weapon. One officer deployed a non-lethal round, and shortly afterward another officer fired their service weapon, striking her. She was pronounced dead at the scene. A gas meter also ruptured during the incident, causing a leak that required temporary evacuations of nearby homes. Two officers were assessed for gas exposure and are reported to be recovering. Mental-health and welfare checks are meant to get someone help. Too often they end with the person who called, or was reported in crisis, dead after police use force. That gap — help requested, death delivered — is why these calls keep drawing scrutiny and landing with police watchdogs. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has taken over the investigation, as is standard in cases involving serious injury or death. This shooting comes amid a string of armed encounters involving police across Canada this year. Officers have shot and killed people during calls in several cities, while officers themselves have also been targeted. In Calgary, an officer was shot earlier this month during a traffic stop. In Toronto, an officer was recently shot in the leg while investigating a stolen e-bike robbery. Cases like these — officers using lethal force and officers being fired on — continue to land in front of police watchdogs and raise questions about how these confrontations are unfolding on both sides.