Police officers who shot at a woman 13 times after she pointed a fake gun at them should not be charged
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The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team concluded two Calgary officers were acting in self-defence when they shot the woman in a hotel just outside the downtown core.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
In March 2021, two officers responded to an emergency call from a woman who was threatening to kill herself, saying she had a gun. The woman stepped out of a hotel room empty-handed to look at the officers who were standing in a stairwell below. She then went back inside. The report said the woman reappeared with a replica BB handgun a few moments later, pointing it at the officers.“A total of 13 rounds were fired between the two officers,” the report said. The woman died in the hotel room. An autopsy determined five of the bullets hit her.The report said the medical examiner found the woman “exhibited suicidal intent” in her initial call to 911 and was later behaving in a way “that suggests she had a desire for officers to end her life.
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