No charges will be laid in fatal officer-involved shooting during December traffic stop

Manitoba’s police watchdog says no charges will be laid in connection to an investigation of a 2022 officer-involved shooting in Winnipeg.

The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) says On Dec. 3, 2022, they were notified by the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) of a shooting.

According to the WPS report, around 7:30 p.m., officers attended a home of a person who had outstanding warrants, to take them into custody.

When officers arrived at the home, they watched the man drive away in a BMW.

Officers then conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Bourkevale Drive and Portage Avenue.

During the stop, police say the man did not follow verbal commands from the officer. The encounter reportedly led to an officer firing their service weapon, which hit the man. He was then taken to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

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During the IIU investigation, officials obtained and reviewed all of the following items:

• Call history log;
• Narratives and notes of 27 WPS police officers;
• Notes and reports of four WPS forensic identification officers;
• Copy of Warrant to Enter a Dwelling-house;
• RCMP Officer Safety Bulletin (dated fall of 2022);
• Radio transmissions and phone call recordings;
• WPS Forensic Identification Section (FIS) list of exhibits seized, 131 autopsy photos and 25 photos of the BMW motor vehicle;
• Firearms Investigative Analysis Section (FIAS) examination worksheets – note sheet and firearm serial number restoration;
• Firearms trace summary and pistols document;
• Firearms examination reports regarding ballistic comparison work on firearms found in vehicle but not related to the firearm found on the affected person;
• WPS FIS photographs of the subject officer, police firearms, the BMW and its contents, and the affected person’s clothing;
• Subject officer’s firearm magazine and spent rounds;
• Drone images of the scene; and
• Expert opinion regarding the use of force, dated June 28, 2023.

Per review with the civilian director sixteen officers — the officer in question and 15 witness officers — were interviewed along with two professional witnesses and eight civilian witnesses.

The civilian director concluded and found that there were no reasonable grounds to support any charges against the officer.