Selection of a coroner’s jury began today for an inquest into the June 2020 police killing of an Indigenous man in New Brunswick.
Rodney Levi was shot dead by RCMP in Sunny Corner, N.B., near the town of Miramichi, after police responded to a complaint about a disturbance in a home.
Read more: As coroner’s inquest set to begin, family concerned Rodney Levi could be ‘voiceless’: lawyer
The officers were cleared of wrongdoing after an investigation concluded Levi had allegedly advanced toward them waiving two large knives.
Get daily National news
Police had allegedly tried to subdue Levi three times using an electroshock weapon before they shot him twice.
- 2nd potential AI data centre worries Saint John residents: ‘We have questions’
- U.S. officials allow liquor deliveries to resume to isolated New Brunswick island
- Suncor sells of N.L. offshore assets, other oilsands giant bulks up Alberta holdings
- Cenovus Energy looks to grow as it signs $5.7B deal to buy Athabasca Oil
An autopsy confirmed Levi had amphetamine and methamphetamine in his body at the time of the shooting.
Lawyers for Levi’s family say he was suffering a mental health crisis and question whether police followed proper protocol.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 28, 2021.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.