ASIRT investigating death after Calgary police arrest

Two sentences: The Calgary Police Service says an attempt to de-escalate a man with a weapon during a disturbance in Bridlewood led to an officer-involved shooting, with one person hospitalized in critical condition. The investigation has been assigned to the province’s police watchdog, ASIRT, and no additional details are available at this time.

Two hours after responding to a disturbance call in Bridlewood, southwest Calgary, police confronted a man with a weapon outside a residence, and one officer fired their weapon. The man was taken to hospital in critical condition, and the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating the incident.

Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating a police shooting in Bridlewood, Calgary, after officers discharged a firearm during a confrontation with a man who had a weapon. The incident began around 1 a.m. in the 1000 block of Bridlemeadows Manor Southwest, with the suspect later taken to hospital in critical condition and no…

The article reports that Alberta’s Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been called in to investigate a police shooting in Bridlewood after Calgary officers responded to a disturbance involving a man with a weapon. The suspect was inside a home, stepped outside during the confrontation, was shot by police, transported to hospital in critical…

The article reports that the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is investigating a death in RCMP custody at the Turtleford detachment after a man was found in medical distress, hours after being arrested. Police say the man was declared dead at the detachment, his family has been notified, and SIRT is handling the investigation as…

The Saskatchewan police watchdog (SIRT) confirms it is formally investigating the RCMP arrest in connection with an in-custody death. The investigation follows a government- or watchdog-initiated process and is being conducted as part of SIRT’s oversight of RCMP actions in Saskatchewan.

ASIRT, Alberta’s police watchdog, is investigating a fatal shooting by a Brooks RCMP officer that occurred on July 15 after the officer pursued a man who fled a residence during a break-and-enter arrest and fired after the man advanced with a knife. The man died at the scene, and ASIRT is examining the use of force and the circumstances surrounding his…

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating after a Brooks RCMP officer fatally shot a man during an attempted arrest on July 15. The investigation, directed by the Police Review Commission as a Level 1 matter, covers the use of force and the circumstances surrounding the man’s death, with ASIRT stating the information released is…