ASIRT

• Investigation launched after man dies following arrest by Calgary police

  Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating use of force in the death of a Calgary man in custody. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) says the death happened when police responded to a domestic dispute in the northeast community of Abbeydale on Saturday night. As they were checking it out, another report came in about...

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• ASIRT investigating after fatal police shooting in Brooks

  ASIRT is investigating after a man was killed after a member with Brooks RCMP discharged their service weapon during a confrontation Wednesday afternoon.

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• Alberta police watchdog agency investigating in-custody Calgary death

  The Alberta Serious Incident Response team has been called in to investigate the death of a man after he was taken into custody by Calgary police.

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  Jul 13
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• ASIRT releases more details in shooting death of man by police near Irricana, Alta

  Two RCMP officers were responding to a domestic call at a rural home near Irricana when the shooting happened, ASIRT said in a news release.

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  Jul 10
• ASIRT to probe unprecedented conduct of Edmonton police in child manslaughter case

  ASIRT is investigating the Edmonton Police Service's unprecedented move last fall to issue a scathing letter over the Crown's acceptance of a manslaughter plea in a child's death.

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  Jun 11
• Calgary officer cleared after police dog mistakenly takes down nine-year-old girl

  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has cleared a Calgary police officer of any wrongdoing after a police dog mistakenly bit a girl in February 2025.

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  May 20
• ASIRT investigating after Calgary police dog bites teen girl

  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after a police dog bit a 16-year-old girl during a break-and-enter investigation at a school in Calgary's southwest.

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  May 7
• ASIRT not recommending charges against police in death of drug user’s baby

  The report said she was brought to the Lloydminster RCMP detachment and booked into cells. It said a prisoner report was drawn up, without detailing her potential pregnancy.

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  Mar 19
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• ASIRT investigates RCMP shooting of man in Okotoks, Alta.

  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after an Okotoks man was shot with a "conductive energy weapon" during an RCMP call in Okotoks.

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  Feb 19
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• No charges for Calgary police in shooting death of man who strapped grenade to chest

  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says officers acted reasonably when they shot and killed a man who had a live grenade strapped to his chest in March 2024.

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  Feb 18