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A man shot and killed by Mounties during a confrontation outside the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Monday was in possession of a compound bow, Alberta’s police watchdog says.
At about 8:50 p.m., Red Deer RCMP received several calls reporting an erratic driver in a grey Volkswagen Jetta. The Volkswagen was located by police a short time later at the parkade of the hospital, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said in a news release Thursday.
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Man killed by RCMP outside Red Deer hospital had compound bow and arrows, Alberta s police watchdog says
A man fatally shot by RCMP officers outside of a Red Deer hospital on Monday night got out of his vehicle with a compound bow, Alberta s police watchdog said Thursday in an update on its investigation.
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Video evidence shows man was in possession of compound bow when he left vehicle to talk with police
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Posted: May 27, 2021 1:05 PM MT | Last Updated: May 27
This compound bow and arrows were recovered from the scene of a fatal police shooting in Red Deer, Alta., on Monday night. The 46-year-old man who was shot possessed the compound bow when he exited his vehicle to talk with RCMP, according to video evidence.(Alberta Serious Incident Response Team)
Investigation into Red Deer RCMP officer-involved shooting continues
On May 24, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting that took place that same day in Red Deer, and resulted in the death of a 46-year-old man.
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On that day at about 8:50 p.m., the Red Deer Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) received several calls reporting an erratic driver operating a grey Volkswagen Jetta. The vehicle was located by RCMP a short time later entering the parking garage of the Red Deer Regional Hospital. Both the responding RCMP member and the driver and lone occupant of the Jetta, the 46-year-old man, exited their vehicles, whereupon the police officer began speaking with the man. The officer called for backup, which arrived a short time later while attempts to communicate with the man continu
Confrontation between driver and Red Deer RCMP leaves one man dead
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By The Canadian Press on May 25, 2021.
RED DEER, Alta. – Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating a fatal shooting involving RCMP officers in Red Deer.
Mounties were responding to multiple driving complaints at around 9 p.m. Monday when they stopped a vehicle in the parkade at the Red Deer Hospital.
A confrontation with the male driver resulted in police fatally shooting the man.
No officers were injured.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 25, 2021.
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