Edmonton police officer charged with aggravated assault in 2024 shooting

Sgt. Neil Thompson of the Edmonton Police Service has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with an officer-involved shooting in 2024.

An Edmonton police officer has been charged with aggravated assault in relation to a non-fatal police shooting last year.

Around 7:30 p.m. on March 1, 2024, police responded to 911 calls about a stabbing outside a bar in the west end.

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The suspect in the stabbing left the scene before officers arrived, but was later located in a vehicle near 98A Avenue and 178 Street, according to the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT).

A police vehicle made contact with the suspect’s vehicle, forcing it to stop, and an officer then engaged with the driver and fired his gun at the man, causing non-life threatening injuries.

The driver, a man, was taken to hospital.

ASIRT was called to investigate the incident and determined there was “reasonable grounds to believe that an offence had been committed,” according to a news release.

Sgt. Neil Thompson was charged on Sept. 4 and released on an undertaking, with his first court appearance set for Oct. 15.

A spokesperson for Edmonton police said Thompson is “currently on duty in a non-operational role.”