ASIRT investigating after EPS officer fatally shoots man near apartment fire
Posted September 3, 2023 1:11 pm.
Last Updated September 7, 2023 2:47 pm.
Police say Alberta’s police watchdog are investigating an Edmonton police officer’s fatal shooting of a man near an apartment building fire.
Police say the officer was assisting firefighters with traffic control at a fire northwest of the city’s core on Friday night when local residents reported there was a man with a gun outside a nearby home.
The officer proceeded to the rear of the home, police say, and encountered a man with a weapon.
Police say there was a confrontation and the officer shot him.
The man died, and police say a firearm was recovered at the scene.
Firearm located near the man. (Photo Courtesy: ASIRT)
Police say the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) will handle the investigation.
