埃德蒙顿警方周四在新闻发布会上说,一名埃德蒙顿警官周四在西南部Hodgson小区响应有关危险驾驶报警后,开枪将一名男子打死。 7 a% f2 ^/ l. M% `% v / E$ B1 u1 ^' g6 _警察局副局长Kevin Brezinski说,警方接到两次报警电话,相信一名司机在危险行车。嫌疑犯和警官都从他们的车上下来。 在阿尔伯塔严重事故响应小组(ASIRT)进行调查时,该警官已被暂停工作。 ! j' D0 b) M( P F
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紧急救援人员试图抢救男子的生命,但他死在现场。 警方说,这名男子相信来自埃德蒙顿的一个家庭。 t! Y* o' t" p j+ o. ?
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Brezinski说,这名警官是在警察局已经工作六年的老兵。 9 o& L1 ^, R% ]! Z! {
If the victim held a hunting knife, his ignorance deserves him to be shot at. Police has ZERO tolerance for driver moving or not following instruction. This is the way they are trainved for.
Witnesses to the shooting in southwest Edmonton Thursday have told police the driver came at the officer with a knife, sources told CBC. ASIRT, which is investigating the shooting, reported in a news release Friday a large hunting knife was recovered near the driver's body.