2022: Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) finds Calgary police justified in using deadly force against an armed man who stabbed a police dog during a confrontation.
Alberta's police watchdog agency, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT), found that Calgary officers were justified in using deadly force during a 2022 confrontation with an armed man who refused to drop his knife and stabbed a police dog. The overall action that day was deemed "reasonable" by ASIRT. Officers aimed for de-escalation and used force only when necessary as the risk increased.
June 14, 2024
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