RCMP Cleared in Tofield Bomb Threat Shooting

0:00It's April 23rd. This is Calgary News today. Local news powered by AI. Albertas Police Oversight Team just clear two RCMP officers in the fatal shooting of a guy who made serious bomb threats last December. Back in December 2024, Mounties rode up to a house in Tofield, southeast of Edmonton, to grab a suspect. He kept yelling about explosives, strapped to his body, and swore he'd blow everything up if they came inside. The standoff dragged on for almost four hours before they hit him with a chemical irritant. He came out swinging what looked like a handgun, and a sword, ignoring every order to drop them. Investigators later found out he was just wearing a back brace rigged to look like a bomb vest, no real explosives. But the watchdog says his threats created a real danger, and the officers' moves were spot on. Their final call matches the high risks he posed with those fake weapons and wild claims, closing the book on any charges against the cops.