Post by abbey1227 on Jun 22, 2021 1:15:03 GMT
An Indigenous Man and a Police Dog Died in a Firefight. The Town Honoured the Dog
A man wanted on outstanding warrants and a police dog are dead after a shootout with the RCMP in northern Alberta.
KM by Kevin Maimann June 21, 2021, 2:05pm
A 29-year-old Indigenous man is dead after a two-day manhunt in northern Alberta but police are refusing to say how, citing an active investigation by the province’s police watchdog.
Canada’s federal police force the RCMP and a nearby town are honouring a police service dog that died in the same incident—including lowering flags to half-mast and a social media tribute—but are not saying how the dog was killed either.
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On Thursday morning, police said they tried to stop a vehicle driven by Lionel Ernest Grey, from the Gift Lake Metis Settlement, entering Winagami Provincial Park four hours northwest of Edmonton. The driver allegedly drove off and then left on foot into a wooded area when the vehicle got stuck in mud.
Police went after the suspect with the service dog, Jago, which they say was killed during an “exchange of gunfire.” Police will not say if the suspect fired at police, or if it was the suspect or an officer who shot the dog.
RCMP enlisted air services from Edmonton and Calgary, as well as neighbouring provinces B.C. and Saskatchewan, to aid in the search for Grey, who was arrested the following day around noon. At a Friday press conference, Chief Supt. Kevin Kunetzki said the man “had serious injuries at the time of his apprehension” and died shortly after, following medical service by police and EMS.
He said Grey was wanted on outstanding warrants for “persons crimes” but would not specify what those crimes were. RCMP spokesperson Fraser Logan told VICE World News Monday that “persons crimes” can range from assault to homicide, but Grey was not wanted for homicide.
A man wanted on outstanding warrants and a police dog are dead after a shootout with the RCMP in northern Alberta.
KM by Kevin Maimann June 21, 2021, 2:05pm
A 29-year-old Indigenous man is dead after a two-day manhunt in northern Alberta but police are refusing to say how, citing an active investigation by the province’s police watchdog.
Canada’s federal police force the RCMP and a nearby town are honouring a police service dog that died in the same incident—including lowering flags to half-mast and a social media tribute—but are not saying how the dog was killed either.
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On Thursday morning, police said they tried to stop a vehicle driven by Lionel Ernest Grey, from the Gift Lake Metis Settlement, entering Winagami Provincial Park four hours northwest of Edmonton. The driver allegedly drove off and then left on foot into a wooded area when the vehicle got stuck in mud.
Police went after the suspect with the service dog, Jago, which they say was killed during an “exchange of gunfire.” Police will not say if the suspect fired at police, or if it was the suspect or an officer who shot the dog.
RCMP enlisted air services from Edmonton and Calgary, as well as neighbouring provinces B.C. and Saskatchewan, to aid in the search for Grey, who was arrested the following day around noon. At a Friday press conference, Chief Supt. Kevin Kunetzki said the man “had serious injuries at the time of his apprehension” and died shortly after, following medical service by police and EMS.
He said Grey was wanted on outstanding warrants for “persons crimes” but would not specify what those crimes were. RCMP spokesperson Fraser Logan told VICE World News Monday that “persons crimes” can range from assault to homicide, but Grey was not wanted for homicide.
Logan said RCMP cannot give more details because the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating the incident. ASIRT, made up of police and civilian members, independently investigates incidents involving Alberta police officers that have resulted in serious injury or death.
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