A Manitoba RCMP officer has been charged with careless use of a firearm after an investigation by the province’s police watchdog.
The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) said Monday that Const. Barry Kirby was charged in connection with a June 10, 2018 incident, which involved an officer firing a gun during the course of a traffic stop.
According to the IIU, the officer tried to pull the vehicle over, but it sped away. When the officer followed on foot into a wooded area, the car turned and accelerated toward him, at which point the officer fired his gun.
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No one was injured in the incident.
Kirby will appear in court Nov. 15 in Selkirk.
The Independent Investigations Unit of Manitoba investigates all serious incidents involving police officers in the province.
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