Investigation
Fatal Police Shooting During Traffic Stop
Date Published: 2020-09-02
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: RCMP Nova Scotia
Summary
SiRT received a referral from the RCMP on August 10, 2019 at 3:30a.m. concerning an officer involved shooting resulting in the death of the Affected Party ( AP). The shooting had occurred approximately 45minutes earlier in the town of Truro. An investigation began that same morning and concluded on May 23, 2020. The following is a list of what was obtained, reviewed and considered in the preparation of this report: a statement provided by the Subject Officer ( SO), the statements of eight Witness Officers (WO), nine civilian witnesses ( CW), two paramedics, eight firefighters, the reports of seven forensic identification officers 17canvass reports of the area where the shooting occurred, a video and photographs of the scene taken from a Drone, toxicology report of the (AP) and the Medical Examiner’s report. The vehicle driven by the AP at the time of the fatal shooting had been reported to the Amherst RCMP as stolen from a local residence less than two hours before this incident….