Investigation
RCMP Officer Fatally Shoots Armed Male
Date Published: 2021-03-05
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: RCMP Nova Scotia
Summary
SiRT was contacted by the RCMP on July 9, 2020 and advised of an officer involved fatal shooting which had occurred minutes earlier. An investigator from SiRT attended the scene that day and began an investigation. The investigation concluded on February 24, 2021. The following evidence was obtained, reviewed, and considered in the preparation of this report: a call to 911made by the Affected Party’s (AP) 85-year-old mother, the audio recorded statement of the AP’s mother, audio recorded statements of seven civilia n witnesses ( CW), all police r adio communications related to this incident, the Subject Officer’s (SO) statement of events, audio/video recorded statements of the two Witness Officers (WOl, WO2) who were standing next to the SO when shots were fired, supplementary reports of five W Os present in the vicinity of the incident, reports of two supervisors not present at the scene, photographs of the SO and all WOs, Forensic Identification Section (FIS) reports and photographs, …