Edmonton has had most fatal police shootings in Canada this year

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4 people have died in 3 officer-involved incidents

CBC News · Posted: Apr 25, 2022 6:00 AM MT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

The first of three officer-involved shootings in Edmonton occurred on Feb. 23 outside an apartment building in the Central McDougall neighbourhood, not far from downtown. (Jamie McCannel/CBC)

More people have lost their lives in police officer-involved shootings in Edmonton this year than in any other place in Canada, according to statistics gathered by CBC News.

Four men have been fatally shot in encounters with Edmonton Police Service (EPS) this year, including an innocent 59-year-old bystander in an apartment suite.

The string of shootings comes a year after a city-appointed task force recommended seeking ways of preventing the unnecessary use of force by police.

"I think the evidence is there that they haven't really taken this report seriously," said Rob Houle, who sat on the Community Safety and Well-Being Task Force and has spoken publicly about his own painful experience with Edmonton police.

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