By Canadian Press

ASIRT INVESTIGATION

Woman shot and killed by Mountie had sword

Sep 25, 2019 | 6:13 AM

SHERWOOD PARK- Alberta’s police watchdog says an RCMP officer fatally shot a woman after she came running out of her home with a sword.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team also says a review of video and audio recordings shows the 42-year-old woman was suicidal.

The agency says the woman first called police about 3 a.m. Monday to say she thought someone was in the backyard of her Sherwood Park house.

Officers arrived but did not find anything suspicious in the area.

The woman called again about 7:30 a.m. and said she had been drinking and planned to kill herself.

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ASIRT says that when officers returned, the first officer on scene remained within the police vehicle and tried to speak with the woman who was now standing in her front doorway armed with the sword.

She spoke in a calm and polite tone and asked the woman to “please” put down the weapon and come outside.

Two additional officers arrived on scene to assist and all exited their police vehicles.

What happened next, as reflected on the video, occurred very quickly.

The woman came outside and ran at the police officers, sword extended in front of her, as she was directed to drop the weapon.

The woman came within very close proximity to the officers, where a confrontation occurred that resulted in one officer discharging a firearm.

The woman sustained injury and fell to the ground.

Immediately, officers attempted to provide emergency medical aid.

The woman was transported to hospital, where she was pronounced deceased.

(The Canadian Press)