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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Watchdog investigating after man shot dead by Winnipeg police
Manitoba's police watchdog is investigating after officers shot and killed a man in a Winnipeg neighbourhood on Friday. A statement said the Winnipeg Police Service initially responded to a 911 call about a man behaving suspiciously in the back lane in the 200-block of Ferry Road. Police said the man was "covered in blood" and the caller was concerned he was trying to break into homes. Officers found him "armed with a screwdriver" behind a home at 6:16 p.m. "A use of force encounter occurred and unfortunately resulted in our members shooting the individual," said Winnipeg police Chief Gene Bowers, who called a rare weekend news conference to speak about the incident on Saturday. He said the officers provided medical care on site until paramedics arrived, but the man later died in hospital. "Incidents such as that occurred last night, they have an impact on everybody. This is a loss of life, this is a serious incident. It's serious for the person and family involved and also for our members as well," Bowers said. Bowers said the man had been behaving "erratically," but did not provide details. The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) confirmed it is now investigating, but a statement did not provide further information on the incident. The police chief said the IIU was in the process of identifying the man and notifying his family, so he could not speak to his age or whether he was from Winnipeg. He did say he believed the man was an adult. Bowers said the officers, who he met with on Friday night, will be "out of the workplace" in line with the department's critical incident protocol.
Winnipeg Free Press
3 days ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
IIU investigating after man killed by Winnipeg police Friday
Manitoba's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who was shot by city police after he was found covered in blood and armed with a screw driver in a back alley in St. James Friday. Gene Bowers, chief of the Winnipeg Police Service, hosted a rare weekend news conference on Saturday afternoon to share details about a fatal shooting that happened one night earlier. One or more uniformed officers discharged a gun within five minutes of WPS receiving a 911 call about a man who was acting erratically in the 200 block of Ferry Road, Bowers said. 'Last night was a very difficult moment for our community,' he told reporters at WPS headquarters in downtown Winnipeg. 'Our hearts go out to the family who has lost a loved one, to the officers who were involved in a split-second decision that forever changed them.' Bowers provided few details about the series of events, citing an ongoing probe by the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba. All serious incidents involving on- and off-duty police officers in the province are referred to the IIU to investigate. The police chief said West District patrol officers responded to a 'suspicious call' about an unknown man who was covered in blood and appeared to be attempting to break into houses at 6:11 p.m. Friday. Police located an adult male who fit that description and was armed with a screwdriver at 6:16 p.m., he said. It was unclear Saturday whether the suspect was covered in his own blood or that of someone or something else's. Bowers said a use of force encounter occurred and the man was shot, after which emergency responders provided medical care and he was transported to the hospital in critical condition. The man later died of his injuries. The IIU was alerted of the events late Friday. Maggie MacintoshEducation reporter Maggie Macintosh reports on education for the Free Press. Originally from Hamilton, Ont., she first reported for the Free Press in 2017. Read more about Maggie. Funding for the Free Press education reporter comes from the Government of Canada through the Local Journalism Initiative. Every piece of reporting Maggie produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
CBC
3 days ago
- General
- CBC
Watchdog investigating after man shot dead by Winnipeg police
Manitoba's police watchdog is investigating after officers shot and killed a man in a Winnipeg neighbourhood on Friday. A statement said the Winnipeg Police Service initially responded to a 911 call about a man behaving suspiciously in the back lane in the 200-block of Ferry Road. Police said the man was "covered in blood" and the caller was concerned he was trying to break into homes. Officers found him "armed with a screwdriver" behind a home at 6:16 p.m. "A use of force encounter occurred and unfortunately resulted in our members shooting the individual," said Winnipeg police Chief Gene Bowers, who called a rare weekend news conference to speak about the incident on Saturday. He said the officers provided medical care on site until paramedics arrived, but the man later died in hospital. "Incidents such as that occurred last night, they have an impact on everybody. This is a loss of life, this is a serious incident. It's serious for the person and family involved and also for our members as well," Bowers said. Bowers said the man had been behaving "erratically," but did not provide details. The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) confirmed it is now investigating, but a statement did not provide further information on the incident. The police chief said the IIU was in the process of identifying the man and notifying his family, so he could not speak to his age or whether he was from Winnipeg. He did say he believed the man was an adult. Bowers said the officers, who he met with on Friday night, will be "out of the workplace" in line with the department's critical incident protocol.
Winnipeg Free Press
20-05-2025
- Winnipeg Free Press
Fatal police shooting justified: IIU
A report by Manitoba's police watchdog says an officer was justified in fatally shooting a man who was swinging two knives in the hallway of an apartment building this fall. The incident happened on the seventh floor of North Point Douglas Manor, a 10-storey Manitoba Housing building at 817 Main St., on the afternoon of Oct. 2. The Independent Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba released its report on the incident Tuesday. The IIU said video confirmed the man had two knives in his hands while walking towards the officers and 'was in very close proximity' to them before one fired his weapon. Another officer had previously fired a Taser at the man twice, with no effect. TYLER SEARLE / FREE PRESS FILES Shortly before the incident, the man had told multiple people who checked on him in his suite that he had flooded the space, the report said. The flooding was severe enough that it caused flooding on other floors. The man told his support worker he had taken crack cocaine and methamphetamine, that 'everyone was out to get him' and that he wanted to die, the report said. The man later went into the hallway and began banging on doors and making threats, the report said. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Four shell casings were found in the hallway. The preliminary cause of death was noted to be gunshot wounds to the chest area, and meth and amphetamine were noted in the toxicology report. A final autopsy report is not complete. fpcity@
CBC
14-05-2025
- CBC
Manitoba police watchdog recommends no charges after man's eye socket broken during arrest
Manitoba's police watchdog is not authorizing charges after a man was taken to hospital in Thompson with a broken orbital bone, or eye socket, following his arrest last year. The Independent Investigation Unit said in a news release Tuesday RCMP officers entered a residence on Ashbury Place in the northern Manitoba city at around 12:30 p.m. on May 9, 2024, to arrest a man wanted on an outstanding warrant. The officers found the man in a bathroom, where he then assaulted one of the officers, according to the IIU's release. A "use-of-force encounter" ensued as the man was being taken into custody, the investigative unit said. He was taken to Thompson General Hospital, where it was determined he had a broken orbital bone. RCMP notified the IIU, which is mandated to investigate all serious incidents involving police in the province, about the incident on May 10, 2024. The unit began an investigation which included interviewing the man who was injured, according to the IIU's release. It does not indicate whether any officers were interviewed. "Following due consideration of all the circumstances, the civilian director will not be authorizing charges," the IIU release said, indicating the unit considers the matter closed. The police watchdog's full report on the incident won't be made available until charges laid against the man in connection with the incident are handled, as the matter remains before the courts.
