Alberta watchdog clears two Calgary police officers in 2016 fatal shooting
Posted Nov 15, 2018 3:10 pm.
Last Updated Nov 15, 2018 3:24 pm.
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CALGARY – Alberta’s police watchdog has cleared two Calgary officers in the fatal shooting of a man suspected of stealing a pickup.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says the officers acted reasonably when they shot the suspect four times in 2016 while he was trying to avoid being arrested.
A report based on the investigation says the suspect was high on meth and posed a significant threat to police.
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Investigators say before police fired their weapons the man put the truck into reverse and accelerated rapidly.
A woman who was also in the truck was not hurt.
Investigators did not identify the man who police shot.
