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Alberta’s police watchdog says two Calgary officers fatally shot a 20-year-old woman in a city hotel after she appeared with a firearm, later identified as a “replica handgun pellet pistol.”
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The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT), which probes instances of serious injury or death involving police, was directed to investigate on Wednesday and released some details Thursday about how events unfolded.
ASIRT said responding officers went to the third floor of the hotel to respond to a call placed by a woman, believed to be the victim, who “sounded distressed” and threatened self-harm.
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