US EditionQuebec police watchdog investigating officer-involved fatal shooting in Far North
- Quebec's independent police oversight agency, the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes, is conducting an investigation into a deadly officer-involved shooting that took place Tuesday evening in the Nunavik community located along the eastern coast of Ungava Bay.
- Officers from the Nunavik Police Service attempted to detain an individual inside a tent, resorting to pepper spray after efforts to communicate with the person were unsuccessful.
- The person exited the tent, moved toward officers, was subdued with a stun gun by one officer, while another officer opened fire, resulting in a fatality.
- The individual, whose identity remains undisclosed, was pronounced dead at the hospital after reportedly carrying a sharp-edged weapon, according to the watchdog’s report.
- A team of five investigators has been appointed to conduct a comprehensive review of the shooting and carry out an independent inquiry.
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Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating a fatal shooting involving an officer in the province’s Far North. The watchdog – Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes – says members of the Nunavik Police Service on Tuesday night wanted to arrest someone who was inside a tent in Kangiqsualujjuaq, an Inuit village on the eastern shore of Ungava Bay. Police tried to speak with the person and used pepper spray to get them out of the tent. The watchdog says t…
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