Makeshift firearms recovered from police-involved shooting in downtown Edmonton
Posted March 30, 2022 3:47 pm.
Last Updated March 30, 2022 3:51 pm.
Alberta’s police watchdog has released more information on a police-involved shooting that killed a 55-year-old man last Friday in downtown Edmonton.
Witnesses saw the man sitting at a picnic table in front of Edmonton police headquarters and it is believed he was holding what appeared to be a handgun.
Officers confronted the man. While facing police, he walked backward towards the LRT line on 95 St, where police say they noticed what appeared to be a firearm with an extended barrel.
Officers talked with the suspect and attempted to de-escalate the situation. As the confrontation continued, police tasered the man twice, but he continued to back away from officers while holding the object that looked like a gun.
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The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) then says, a few minutes after police tried to de-escalate the situation, four officers fired their guns. He died an hour later.
Investigators say two potential improvised firearms and a modified imitation firearm were located at the scene.
One of the potential improvised firearms located at the scene. (Photo courtesy Edmonton Police Service)
One of the potential improvised firearms located at the scene. (Photo courtesy Edmonton Police Service)
ASIRT added their investigation will examine the circumstances surrounding the uses of force.
