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Incident ID
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220023
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Incident Title
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Unarmed man shot and injured by police
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Incident Date
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2017-03-30
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Incident Description
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Between March 25th to 27th, 2017, Edmonton Police received a tip that Bradley Ladouceur, 35, was armed and “willing to use them against police officers.” At this point Ladouceur was on release for gun related charges with officers surveilling Ladouceur’s home observing him breaching his bail conditions on the 27th, however the police furthermore stated that there was a warrant out for his arrest, but no such warrant existed at the time. On the 28th these officers did a curfew check on his home but found that he was not there at the time. Two days later Ladouceur called the police telling them that he was willing to surrender after being informed that he was violating his bail and had a warrant against him. The police then told him that they would call him back and did so by 6 PM to which Ladouceur told the police that he wanted a lawyer and apparently became angry and hung up. He was then observed leaving his home carrying a black bag into his Chevy Impala and avoided the police by doing an illegal U-turn and ran a red light. The police patrolled the area and found the car, abandoned. At around 6:20 PM a plain clothes officer and member of the team surveilling Ladouceur found him walking at 128 Avenue and 52 Street, with a second officer arriving immediately after. The surveillance officer (reported to be in the police for four years) confronted Ladouceur and told him that he was under arrest. Ladouceur was unarmed, but according to the police reached into his pocket and took out his cellphone which the officer perceived as a gun and shot at Ladouceur, striking and injuring him.
Ladouceur was transferred to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for his injuries with ASIRT opening up an investigation that day. Although he remained under 24/7 police guard, no charges were laid against him until April 28 2017, when several 2016 allegations were made against him. On March 19, 2020 ASIRT deemed the shooting justified.
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Description Type
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Non-eyewitness, based on documentation
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Incident City
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Edmonton
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Incident Neighbourhood
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Kennedale Industrial
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Injuries Incurred
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Gunshot wound
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Weapon used
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Gun: service weapon
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Type of Abuse
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Physical violence
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Victim Gender
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Man
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Victim Race
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White
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Authority Involved
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Edmonton Police Service
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Officer Physical Description
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One officer
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Media Coverage
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CTV News, March 30, 2017
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CBC News, April 26, 2017
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Edmonton Journal, April 26, 2017
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Edmonton Journal, April 28, 2017
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CTV News, March 19, 2020
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Global News, March 19, 2020
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Submission Source
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Research team
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Confidentiality/Restrictions
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From published source
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Archive Publication Date
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2022-05-02
