Police determined teen was 'at risk' before fatally shooting him: police watchdog
edmonton.ctvnews.ca
Police officers who shot and killed a teenage boy in Wetaskiwin last week believed the boy was at risk, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said on Thursday.

Sequence of events:

  1. Lightning-Saddleback made a 911 call at 12:28 a.m. stating he was being followed by a group of people who wanted to harm him.

  2. In an interaction captured by the officer’s in-car video system, the two spoke about the situation, and the victim gave the officer a machete and a knife that he had in his possession.

  3. The officer determined that the victim was at risk and attempted to arrest him.

  4. The victim panicked and ran. He was struck by gunfire and fell to the ground.