RCMP justified in 2021 shooting of man armed with bow and arrow at Red Deer hospital: ASIRT | 24CA News
Alberta’s police watchdog stated Red Deer RCMP officers have been justified in taking pictures an armed man outdoors town’s hospital in 2021.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team stated a 46-year-old man, who had a compound bow and arrows, was shot by officers within the central Alberta metropolis.
It occurred round 9 p.m. on May 24, 2021, when police have been responding to experiences of an erratic driver, who then pulled up subsequent to an officer who was parked of their marked police automobile close to the Red Deer Regional Hospital parkade.
“Unprompted, the (armed man) made a statement to (the officer) about having a weapon and he was going to the hospital. (The officer) immediately requested the assistance of other officers while the (armed man) drove away in the direction of the hospital which was very close by,” ASIRT’s report launched Friday stated.
ASIRT stated after the particular person drove into the hospital parking zone, each officers and the person exited their automobiles.
The company stated the person refused to give up his weapon. Video recorded each from the RCMP cruiser and the hospital parkade surveillance system captured all the alternate, ASIRT stated.
“I don’t want to shoot you, just put it down, we can talk about it…put it down, just talk to me…what’s going on?…we can talk about it…” the officer was recorded saying to the person with the bow and arrow, ASIRT stated.
Other officers arrived on the scene.
ASIRT stated they continued to provide instructions for the person to drop the compound bow. Instead of complying, he moved towards the officers and introduced the bow as much as a taking pictures stance, with it directed at a number of of the backup topic officers.
All 5 officers then fired their weapons, releasing a complete of 28 rounds. The man was hit by 4 of the bullets and died on the scene.
ASIRT stated though the lack of life was unlucky, the person offered a risk to public security.
As a end result, it discovered that the police use of drive was lawful.
— with recordsdata from The Canadian Press
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