Man was holding a homemade gun when shot by RCMP: police watchdog
Alberta's police watchdog said a man who was shot by police on Ermineskin Cree Nation was carrying an 'improvised firearm.'
Around 2:30 p.m. on June 24, Maskwacis RCMP went to a home in response to a report of a man with what was believed to be a firearm.
When Mounties arrived, the man was outside of the home holding a homemade gun.
Alberta's Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said the man was told to drop the device by officers, but he did not comply.
A statement from ASIRT said the man 'engaged the officers' near their cruiser before multiple officers shot the man.
EMS and STARS responded and he was flown to an Edmonton hospital for treatment.
Video footage from vehicle and body cameras were provided to ASIRT.
ASIRT said they could not provide an update on the man's condition.
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