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Incident Title
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Indigenous youth shot and killed by officer
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Incident ID
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221200
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Incident Description
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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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Incident Date
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02/05/2011
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Incident City
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Edmonton
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Type of Abuse
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Fatal violence
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Injuries Incurred
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Fatality;
Gunshot wounds to chest and abdomen
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Weapon used
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Gun
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Victim Gender
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Man
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Victim Sexual Orientation
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Not listed
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Authority Involved
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Edmonton Police Service
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Officer Name
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Jack Redlick;
Offin;
Kemp;
Leeman;
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Court Cases
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Kozina v Redlick, 2019, Court of Queens Bench
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Submission Source
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External Database Import
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Submission Source Affiliation
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Alberta Police Misconduct Database
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Collection
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Alberta Police Misconduct Database
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Additional Details
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APMD original incident ID: i-JwdvqV6lxOasMQ
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Multimedia Type
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PDF
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Archive Publication Date
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August 9, 2022
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Archive Last Update
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August 9, 2022
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Tags
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youth;
shooting;
Indigenous;
Alberta Police Misconduct Database
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Confidentiality/Restrictions
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From published source
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Complaint Resolution
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inquest;
justified
