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injury · 2021-Q3
Decision in the matter of an injury during an arrest by the police in Edmonton in mid-2021 | released in early 2026
firearm_discharge · 2024-Q4
A decision was made in the matter of a shooting incident involving the RCMP in late 2024.
firearm_discharge · 2024-Q4
ASIRT decision in the matter of a police shooting in a town in Alberta in late 2024
death · 2025-Q1
ASIRT decision in the matter of a death in RCMP cells in a rural Alberta community in early 2025 | released in 2026
use_of_force · 2025-Q3
ASIRT decision in the matter of a use of force by RCMP officers in Grande Prairie in mid 2025 | released in 2026
firearm_discharge · 2025-Q3
ASIRT decision in the matter of a shooting in Lac La Biche in mid 2025 | released in 2026
firearm_discharge · 2024-Q3
Decision of the acting executive director of the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team in the matter of a police shooting in Edmonton in mid-2024
firearm_discharge · 2024-Q2
Decision of the acting executive director of the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team in the matter of a shooting near a lake in Alberta in early 2024 | released in late 2025
custody_injury · 2025-Q4
The material events in question are clear on the evidence collected by the SIU and may briefly be summarized. In late 2025, the subject officer and the witness officer were dispatched to an apartment in the area of a city, following calls to police from the resident, the affected person. The affected person threatened to kill herself if police did not attend her residence and indicated that she had cut her wrists. The officers arrived at the location, where they were joined by paramedics. The first responders made their way to the apartment door. Finding it locked, the subject officer kicked it open. The affected person was in her bedroom at the time. She was highly agitated and belligerent with the officers. A cut was visible on her wrist. The officers handcuffed the affected person behind the back and were escorting her down a hallway in the apartment when the witness officer briefly pinned her against a wall as the affected person’s hostility escalated. The affected person turned and spat on the witness officer, and was taken to the floor by the officers in a prone position. The affected person screamed at the officers to kill her and banged her face on the floor about a half-dozen times, fracturing her nose in the process. The subject officer took hold of the affected person’s head to prevent her hurting herself. The affected person was seen at hospital after her arrest and ultimately diagnosed with a broken nose.
pursuit_custody_injury · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with the affected person and police eyewitnesses, and video footage that largely captured the incident, gives rise to the following scenario. As was their legal right, the subject officer chose not to interview with the SIU or authorize the release of their notes. In the early afternoon of a day in early 2026, the affected person, while detained in a cell of a police detachment, reached into their underpants, retrieved a quantity of drugs and consumed them. About an hour later, they lapsed into medical distress with seizure-like symptoms. Custodial staff were quickly alerted to the affected person’s situation. They administered several doses of Narcan and summoned EMS. Paramedics arrived on scene and transported the affected person to hospital where they were treated for an overdose. The day before, acting on the strength of a warrant, two officers had arrested the affected person. One of the officers had conducted a pat-down search at the time, but failed to discover a body-pack around the affected person’s torso, which contained a plastic container of illicit substances. After being placed in a cruiser for transport to the detachment, the affected person was able to manipulate their handcuffed arms to retrieve the container from their pack and conceal it down the front of their underwear. At the detachment, the affected person revealed they were wearing the body-pack. It was removed from their possession and a quantity of methamphetamine was confiscated. A further pat-down search before the affected person was lodged in a cell failed to discover the container they were hiding.
custody_injury · 2026-Q1
In the evening, officers responded to a reported domestic disturbance in the area of Ottawa, and altered course to a nearby location following a related call about a person on the roof of a building. The subject officer was the first to arrive on scene, followed by two witness officers. The person on the roof, the affected person, was of unsound mind and had earlier called police reporting a break-in. They exited their residence and made their way to the building, ascending onto the roof. The subject officer and a witness officer attempted to persuade the affected person to come down safely. The affected person threatened to jump if not provided with a cigarette and hung from a light bar attached to the exterior wall. As negotiations were ongoing, a fire truck appeared on scene. The affected person lost their grip and fell to the ground, landing feet-first, and was transported to hospital with multiple fractures of both feet.
pursuit_custody_injury · 2026-Q1
The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with the affected person and police eyewitnesses, and video footage that largely captured the incident, gives rise to the following scenario. As was their legal right, the subject officer did not agree to an interview with the SIU or the release of their notes. In the afternoon of early 2026, the affected person was in custody at a police detachment. Earlier that day, they had been arrested in relation to an incident at a municipal building. While being processed for release following a period in detention, the affected person objected to a condition that would prohibit their presence at a location. The officer explained that an amendment could be made but indicated that the affected person would have to be returned to cells for a period. The affected person refused to accompany the officer to cells and a struggle followed in which they were forced to the floor. The affected person was eventually handcuffed and returned to a cell. Later that day, paramedics transported the affected person to hospital where they were diagnosed with injuries.
custody_death · 2018-Q4
A person died in hospital after being taken into custody. The cause of death was determined to be a heavy blunt impact to the head, and the manner of death was ruled an accident.
custody_death · 2015-Q2
A person died in hospital after being restrained by police and correctional officers. The cause of death was determined to be sudden death during struggle/restraint, and the manner of death was ruled undetermined.
custody_death · 2018-Q2
A person died in custody at a correctional institution. The cause of death was determined to be an incised wound.
workplace_accident · 2009-Q4
Four workers died in a fall from a suspended work platform at a construction site in Toronto.
custody_death · 2018-Q4
An individual died from fentanyl toxicity at a correctional institution in late 2018.
custody_death · 2019-Q4
An individual died from combined heroin and fentanyl toxicity at a hospital in late 2019.
custody_death · 2020-Q4
An individual died from complications of acute fentanyl toxicity at a hospital in late 2020.
custody_death · 2022-Q1
An individual died from complications of fentanyl and etizolam toxicity at a hospital in early 2022.