Top Manitoba Mountie asks for end to speculation about shooting
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The commanding officer of Manitoba RCMP has taken the rare step of asking the public to withhold criticism after an on-duty officer shot an Indigenous man in Thompson Monday.
In a statement Thursday, assistant commissioner Jane MacLatchy addressed public comments that have “called into question the competency and motivation” of the officer who seriously wounded a 30-year-old man.
Video of the incident shows the officer, backing up from the man as he approached him, and then shooting him at close range as. RCMP have said the man was armed with a knife, but First Nations leaders say no weapon is clearly visible in the video.
In the statement, MacLatchy said the officer is a veteran who is a “capable and caring police officer.”
Manitoba’s Independent Investigation Unit is investigating the incident as per its mandate.
“I urge everyone to allow the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba to carry out their important work. In these types of situations, we must let the investigative process take place,” MacLatchy wrote.
“This is the best course of action for the involved officer and for the male who was injured. They both deserve a fair and impartial investigation where facts inform the way forward.”