Indigenous youth shot and killed by officer
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Indigenous youth shot and killed by officer
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221200
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On February 5th, 2011, Constable Redlick and several other officers were dispatched to a robbery call. At the scene, there was a confrontation between officers and a 17 year old Indigenous boy. Officers claim that the teen carried a knife and a baseball bat, and charged toward Redlick, yelling "you're going to have to shoot me". No physical contact or altercation had yet been made with the victim when Redlick shot him three times from what he judged to be around three meters away. He died soon after on the operating table. Family and friends on the Cold Lake First Nation say that he was a troubled boy and struggled with alcohol addiction but didn't deserve to die. A fatality inquiry report released in August 2014 ruled that Redlick's actions were justified because the officers at the scene were faced with lethal force. An investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team also found Redlick's actions justified in December of 2011. The teen's family sued police, alleging that Redlick's testimony contained contradictions and fabrications. The teen's father hired a lawyer that asserted an Indigenous investigator should have been hired to look into the case.
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02/05/2011
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Edmonton
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Fatal violence
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Fatality;
Gunshot wounds to chest and abdomen
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Gun
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Man
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Not listed
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Edmonton Police Service
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Jack Redlick;
Offin;
Kemp;
Leeman;
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Kozina v Redlick, 2019, Court of Queens Bench
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External Database Import
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Alberta Police Misconduct Database
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Alberta Police Misconduct Database
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APMD original incident ID: i-JwdvqV6lxOasMQ
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PDF
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August 9, 2022
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August 9, 2022
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youth;
shooting;
Indigenous;
Alberta Police Misconduct Database
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From published source
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inquest;
justified
