Achi news desk-
Alberta’s police watchdog has released early details of its investigation into a police shooting that appeared to end a 30-hour standoff in a southeast Calgary neighborhood.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said their investigation will look into the use of force in the incident, and is not expected to release other information until its final report.
At approximately 3 pm on March 14, the Calgary Police Service (CPS) tactical team approached a home in the Penbrooke Meadows neighborhood to execute a search warrant.
ASIRT said police used a loudspeaker to let people inside the home know why CPS was there, and told the occupants to leave. Four people left the home and one man remained inside.
“At 3:43 pm, gunshots were fired from the residence and appeared to hit the CPS armored rescue vehicle,” ASIRT said.
For the next 30 hours, CPS negotiators tried to de-escalate the situation and encourage a safe and voluntary surrender.
ASIRT said that at 8:41 pm on March 15, gunshots were heard in front of the home, apparently hitting armored vehicles from the CPS and RCMP.
“Then a gunshot came from the back of the home and the man came in the outside door. The CPS and RCMP officers fired and hit the man,” ASIRT said.
The police watchdog said a tactical medic from the emergency medical services was contacted and pronounced the man dead. ASIRT said a firearm was located on the man’s arm, and that other firearms were loaded inside the home.
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ASIRT said it would continue to investigate the use of force over that 30 hour period.
Early on the morning of March 16, CPS Chief Mark Neufeld said police “made every effort to bring this to a safe and peaceful conclusion, and used a number of tactics and resources during this lengthy incident.”
After the incident ended late on Friday night, the police allowed the residents of the area to return to the homes they had previously evacuated and reopened area roads.
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