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ASIRT called to investigate man’s death on Whitefish Lake First Nation

Alberta Serious Incident Response Team. File/Global News

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, or ASIRT, was called in to investigate after a man was killed on the Whitefish Lake First Nation early Wednesday evening.

St. Paul RCMP said they were called to a home where a man was said to be causing a disturbance, and he was fatally injured by an attending officer. Police did not provide any further information about what happened.

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Mounties said man’s name and age is being withheld.

ASIRT is brought in to investigate any police-related incident that results in serious injury or death of a person.

Whitefish Lake First Nation is located approximately 180 kilometres northeast of Edmonton, Alta.

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