By Canadian Press

RCMP SHOOTING

RCMP shooting that left man partially paralyzed deemed reasonable

Jun 4, 2019 | 9:22 AM

EDMONTON – The executive director of the unit that investigates serious police actions says a shooting that left a 29-year-old man partially paralyzed was reasonable and justified.

Susan Hughson of the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says an RCMP officer was entitled to use as much force as needed to arrest the man who was a risk to the public and threatening to escape.

The man was in a drive-thru at a Lloydminster fast-food restaurant when Mounties tried to stop him in September 2017 in relation to an ongoing investigation.

The driver sped off, and after colliding with an SUV at 124 km/h, got out of his truck and brandished a gun at another driver who had stopped to help.

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Police ordered the man to drop the gun, but he instead continued to threaten the driver and yelled for him “to get out of the truck.”

An officer clipped the suspect with a police vehicle, but the man got up and raised his gun, at which point the officer shot him.

(The Canadian Press)