No charges should be laid against Winnipeg police officers who shot and killed a university student on New Year’s Eve 2023, an investigation into the incident has concluded.
Afolabi Opaso, 19, an international student at the University of Manitoba, was killed when officers — who had been called to the scene for a wellness check — said he ran at them with two knives.
Get breaking National news
For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Because an officer involved in the shooting is related to a Manitoba Justice employee, the investigation was handled out-of-province by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team.
The ASIRT report, released Wednesday, determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe the officer responsible for the shooting committed an offence.
- Man charged after over 100 human skeletal remains found in Pennsylvania home
- Swiss prosecutors order detention of ski bar owner in deadly blaze probe
- New charges against man with al-Qaida ties as lawyer raises mental health concerns
- Man appealing human smuggling convictions can represent himself: U.S. judge
Comments