A 15-year-old boy is dead after RCMP officers shot him during a confrontation south of Edmonton.
Wetaskiwin RCMP say they received a report at about 12:30 a.m. from the boy, a resident of Samson Cree Nation, who had called 911 and said people were following him and trying to kill him.
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About an hour later, police say officers found the teen with several weapons, which they confiscated.
Police say a confrontation then led to two officers shooting the boy, who later died in hospital.
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The province’s police watchdog, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, has been called in to investigate.
RCMP did not identify the boy in a statement, but offered condolences to his family, loved ones and friends.
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