A 35-year-old man is dead following a confrontation with police. R-C-M-P say officers received a call early this morning about a man who had stabbed himself inside a vehicle on a highway near Qualicum Beach and was reported to be running down the street with someone trying to restrain him. When officers arrived, the R-C-M-P says a struggle with the man ensued and at least one shot was fired by police. They say the 35-year-old man died of his injuries and two police officers sustained minor injuries in the struggle.