![]() ![]() Still, there are no do-overs when a suspect is killed.īecause police are given a monopoly on the use of force, they must exercise extra caution to insure a suspect’s death is the absolute last resort. Most of us would not trade places with them as they attempt to round up drug dealers, murderers, wife beaters and thugs. Mounties were executing an arrest warrant, not ending a hostage drama. This seems like another case in which officers acted rashly, then concocted a common story in an attempt to divert blame from a trigger-happy comrade.Īnd why did the ERT not call for a negotiator first before firing? Jackson was most likely armed and somewhat dangerous, but he had neither shot at police, nor attempted to flee before eight rounds from an assault rifle were fired at him. There are too many discrepancies in the officers’ retelling of events for their stories to be fully credible. And a Fisheries officer on the scene testified that he saw a rake in Jackson’s hand, not a gun. It took a crime-scene reconstruction specialist to determine that Rodney Shane Jackson was killed from behind. Article contentīut none of the Mounties admitted at the time that Jackson was shot in the back. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Search Americas historic newspaper pages from 1770-1963 or use the U.S. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Library of Congress> Chronicling America> The daily Gate City. The team commander and deputy commander were both away that day, leaving a novice leader in charge, a fact that compounded the problem of being unable to communicate in real time with division brass. The team had little or no communication with the emergency response centre because they were too far into the bush for radios to work well. Fearing for the safety of his officers, the corporal in charge of the local detachment called in the RCMP’s regional Emergency Response Team (ERT).Dressed in camo, wearing face paint and carrying M-16 assault rifles, ERT members rode in an unmarked Fisheries department truck to avoid detection and disembarked about a kilometre from the aboriginal hunting cabin where Jackson was hiding in the village of Kisega’as. 26, 2009, Mounties identified him near the northern B.C. Activate your Online Access Now Article content ![]() If you are a Home delivery print subscriber, unlimited online access is included in your subscription. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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