The officer responded to the 500 block of Canyon Meadows Drive SW around 2:45 a.m. on Oct. 28 for complaints about a vehicle parked near an apartment complex playing loud music.
On Monday, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said the officer activated his body-worn camera when he arrived at the scene and it shows him approaching the vehicle — which was carrying a man.
“The officer quickly turned away and the sound of a single gunshot was heard from the vehicle,” ASIRT said in a press release.
“The officer moved behind his police vehicle and discharged his weapon in the man’s direction. Additional shots were exchanged between the officer and the vehicle. The man then exited the vehicle and fled the area on foot.”
ASIRT says additional police units were called and investigators in the HAWCS helicopter were able to locate the suspect near Fish Creek Provincial Park.
Police tape in the parking lot of an apartment building in Canyon Meadows after a police response where an officer was shot and a suspect took his own life.”Around 3 a.m., while the helicopter was tracking him, the man was seen discharging a firearm. No one was near arsenic at this time,” ASIRT said.
Officers on the ground later found the man’s body around 3:26 a.m., slumped over with a shotgun underneath him.
ASIRT said it is still investigating the circumstances surrounding the use of force and is asking anyone who may have witnessed these events and/or have video to contact investigators at 403-592-4306.
