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Incident ID
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220002
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Incident Title
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Edmonton Police shoot and kill man
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Incident Date
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2021-05-06
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Incident Description
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Edmonton police were called at 11:05 pm on June 6, 2021 regarding a weapons complaint outside of a residence. A witness reported seeing standing across the street from his house on the Scott Robertson school grounds holding a knife and another reported seeing a man hide behind a tree on his neighbours property. Two police officers confronted a man on arrival and an officer fired a weapon striking and killing the man, according to the first witness, these gunshots occurred around 11:15pm. The victim was declared dead on the scene by first responders
ASIRT was reported to be investigating, but there are no known updates.
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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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Rosslyn
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Injuries Incurred
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Gunshot
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Fatal
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Weapon used
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Gun (service weapon)
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Type of Abuse
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Fatal violence
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Physical violence
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Victim Gender
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Man
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Authority Involved
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Edmonton Police Service
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Officer Physical Description
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Two officers
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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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2022-01-26