Police watchdog clears Calgary officer in 2019 suspect shooting case

ASIRT, using video footage from several cameras, found the officer's action necessary to protect the public from the threat the suspects posed

The Alberta police watchdog has absolved a Calgary police officer who shot a suspect involved in a home invasion following a car chase in 2019.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) found after a five-year investigation that the officer was justified in shooting the suspect who posed a threat to public safety.

The incident took place on Oct. 10, 2019, after police received reports of someone trying to kick into a house on Laguna Close N.E. Officers were told 10 minutes later that two people had returned to the house, one of them holding a gun.