Edmonton police shoot and wound suicidal man armed with a pellet rifle
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Edmonton police shoot and wound suicidal man armed with a pellet rifle
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27 December 2015
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On the twenty-seventh of December 2015 just beforeat 3:52 AM a drunk fifty year old man called 911 informing the dispatcher that he was going to kill himself with a gun as well as that he wanted to commit suicide by cop. At 4:05 another man in the house told the dispatcher that the man had been drinking and that he only had a pellet rifle. Two police officers arrived shortly afterwards at the house at 149 Street near 85 Avenue in an unmarked police car with their sirens and lights blaring and the man walked outside pellet rifle in hand, threatening to shoot them. Taking cover behind their vehicle the two officers drew their weapons and demanded the man drop the gun or they would fire upon him. He disregarded their command and continued shouting at, and walking towards them whereupon the officers shot twice and hit the man in the leg a single time. The whole incident lasted about a minute. He was then taken to the hospital where he was treated for his wound.
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Non-eyewitness, based on documentation
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Edmonton
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Laurier Heights
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Gunshot: leg
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Guns: service weapon
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Physical violence
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Man
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Edmonton Police Service
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Two officers
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Investigation concluded officers acted appropriately.
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Research team
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From published source
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3 April 2022
