By Troy Gillard

24 y/o man shot and killed

ASIRT investigating fatal police-involved shooting at O’Chiese First Nation

Apr 6, 2021 | 2:03 PM

On Saturday, April 3, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting that occurred that day on the O’Chiese First Nation that resulted in the death of a 24-year-old man.

RCMP received a call at about 9:30 that morning about a man jumping on vehicles. Two members of the Rocky Mountain House RCMP responded to the call in two separate vehicles.

Upon arrival, the officers were unable to locate the man who had been the subject of the complaint, but received information directing them to a residence. When officers knocked on the residence door, it was answered by a 24-year old man who was known to them, ASIRT says in a release, and who was known to have warrants for his arrest.

The man slammed the door, and the officers returned to their vehicles. A third officer arrived at the location and police commenced the process of obtaining judicial authorization to enter the residence in order to arrest the man on his outstanding warrants.

At approximately 10:30 a.m., while the officers remained outside awaiting the authorization to enter, the man emerged from the residence.

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“Based on available video, it is clear that the man was carrying an axe when he exited,” ASIRT says in its release. “A confrontation occurred between the man and RCMP officers, resulting in one officer discharging several rounds from his service pistol, striking the man, who immediately fell to the ground.”

Axe recovered from the incident scene. (ASIRT)

The officers provided first aid to the man while awaiting the arrival of emergency medical service (EMS), who attended and confirmed that the man was deceased.

ASIRT investigators are asking anyone who witnessed the incident, or who has any information or video related to this incident, to contact ASIRT at 403-592-4306.