Alberta police watchdog investigates after man sustains ‘brain bleed,’ possibly during EPS arrest
Posted November 26, 2025 2:20 pm.
Last Updated November 26, 2025 2:22 pm.
Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating after a man may have sustained a “brain bleed” during an arrest by Edmonton police last month.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) says two Edmonton Service Police (EPS) officers were parked outside an establishment on 106 Street and 107 Avenue NW on Oct. 14 around 1:30 a.m. after having arrested a man on an unrelated matter.
ASIRT says another man, who officers say appeared intoxicated, approached the marked police vehicle and attempted to speak to the officer at the driver’s window. The officer in the passenger seat exited the vehicle and spoke to the man, and then told him he was under arrest.
The man appeared to pull away from the officer, according to ASIRT, which says the interaction was caught on CCTV in the parking lot.
“The officer then took the male to ground where his head and face hit the pavement,” the watchdog said in a news release.
The man was taken to the University of Alberta hospital, where a CT scan showed a brain bleed. ASIRT says it’s unclear if the injury was the result of that incident, or an earlier incident on Sept. 27. ASIRT provided no details about the Sept. 27 incident it references.
ASIRT’s investigation will examine the use of force by the EPS officer.
