Saskatchewan’s Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) has concluded its investigation into an officer-involved shooting in Saskatoon in 2024. At about 10:35 a.m. on June 20, 2024, the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) was called to the area of Avenue V and 20th Street South for a report of a man shooting a sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun. In the report of its findings on the investigation, SIRT says two officers attempted to arrest the suspect. When the suspect reached for his waistband, the officers drew their service pistols. The report says the subject produced an object, which the officers recognized as the barrel of a shotgun. The man then levelled it at the officers, who both discharged several rounds, striking the man. Emergency crews attended the scene, with first aid being provided. About 10 minutes after the shooting, the man was pronounced dead. SIRT says audio and video recordings gathered for the investigation were consistent with witness testimony and the statements of the officers. “With all factors, including the nature of the threat presented by the affected person’s actions, taken into account, the force applied by the subject officers during the incident falls within the range protected by law, and provides no reasonable grounds to believe that an offence was committed by any police officer during the incident,” the report concluded. SIRT says no charges will be laid, and the matter is now concluded, without referral to the Attorney General for Saskatchewan in accordance with S.91.08(10)(a) of The Police Act, 1990. Additional information on the incident can be found here.
