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Incident ID
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210003
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Incident Title
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Man shot during police confrontation following hit-and-run
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Incident Date
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2018-08-18
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Incident Description
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Sterling Ross Cardinal was shot by police during an altercation in Northeast Edmonton. Cardinal was driving a stolen vehicle and was intercepted by police after being involved in a hit-and-run. According to ASIRT (the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team), two police officers approached the vehicle in the area of 66 Street and 123 Avenue and ordered Cardinal and the passenger to come out with their hands up. The passenger exited the vehicle and surrendered, but Cardinal stayed in the vehicle. The passenger later stated that Cardinal had a rifle in his lap. According to the ASIRT report, “This officer yelled ‘Gun, get back’ at the other officer, and commanded the man to drop the weapon. The man verbally refused, stating that he would not drop the gun, that officers would have to shoot him, and that he would shoot police,” (Edmonton Journal, June 5, 2020) before Cardinal fired one shot towards an officer. Police fired multiple shots in response, hitting Cardinal and killing him at the scene. Both Cardinal and his passenger were wanted on Canada-wide warrants for statutory release violations. A toxicology report from an autopsy showed he had alcohol, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana in his system.
Cardinal was an Indigenous man from Calling Lake and a father of three, including a two-month-old baby boy.
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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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Industrial Heights
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Injuries Incurred
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Multiple gunshot wounds
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Fatal
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Weapon used
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Pistol
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Type of Abuse
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Fatal violence
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Victim Gender
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Man
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Victim Race
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First Nations, Inuit and Metis
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Authority Involved
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Edmonton Police Service
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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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2021-11-11
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Multimedia Type
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PDF
