ASIRT Clears Calgary Cop in Schizophrenic Shooting

0:00It's April 9th. This is Calgary News Today, driven by AI. Alberta's serious incident response team just cleared a Calgary cop from charges in a shooting during a breaking call last summer. On July 22nd, 2023, officers rode up to a southeast Calgary scene where a suspect had busted into a basement suite, threatened folks with a sledgehammer, and started smashing a car on the sidewalk. Police tried to calm things down with a taser first, but it did nothing. And pepper spray blinded the guy temporarily, yet he still swung the hammer wildly toward them before one officer fired a shot into his arm to stop. The threat. The suspect had schizophrenia and hadn't slept in 10 days, which likely fueled his aggression. He ended up stable at the hospital after first aid, but the whole thing raised questions about force levels under Canada's criminal code rules for. Cops. Acer T's probe found some grounds to believe the officer crossed the line, so they kicked it to crown prosecutors. Those folks applied a stricter test.

1:00No row shot at conviction, plus no public interest in pursuing it, leading to the no charges call. This case shows how investigators and prosecutors use different bars, one for suspicion, the other for winning in court. It wraps up another look at when force meets chaos on the streets.