RCMP were afraid to let officers testify at inquest of Nunavut man shot by police

Felix Taqqaugaq, 30, was shot by police 3 times at his home in Igloolik in 2012

By Nick Murray, CBC News, November 2, 2016

New details emerged into how a 30-year-old man was shot by RCMP at his own home as a coroner’s inquest got underway in Igloolik, Nunavut, Tuesday — including the fact the RCMP was afraid to let its officers testify in person.

McDougall inquest delayed after witness changes account of police shooting

Craig McDougall. Photo: CBC News.

Craig McDougall was shot and killed by police in August 2008

By Jillian Taylor, CBC News, August 8, 2016

The family of a man shot and killed by police will have to keep waiting for answers.

The inquest into his death was delayed after one of the witnesses dramatically changed their story.

“The nature of the evidence we’ve been given throws a very big wrench into what we had expected to happen,” said Corey Shefman, who is the McDougall family’s lawyer.

Site C shooting ‘forever’ links Anonymous activist, farmer

After RCMP officers fatally shot a masked man outside a Site C open house in 2015, the IIO took over the investigation. But they never interviewed a man linked to the shooting. (CBC)

Retired farmer whose Site C protest triggered RCMP shooting never interviewed by investigators

By Betsy Trumpener, CBC News, July 18, 2016

A man linked to the fatal RCMP shooting of a a masked activist with Anonymous was never interviewed by investigators for B.C.’s police watchdog.

“They have never gotten ahold of me. No, never,” Terry Hadland told CBC News one year after officers killed James McIntyre outside an open house for the controversial Site C dam in northeastern B.C.

Unmasked: The face of Anonymous activist shot dead by RCMP

The first glimpse of the face of the masked Anonymous ‘comrade’ shot dead by RCMP is this yearbook photo of James McIntyre from 1979. (Contributed)

James McIntyre a ‘gentle, innocent’ who loved model trains, concerned by Site C

By Betsy Trumpener, CBC News, July 14, 2016

One year after a masked man linked to Anonymous was shot dead by RCMP in northeastern B.C., a relative wants to reveal the true face of James McIntyre.

McIntyre, 48, was killed on a sidewalk by officers responding to a call about a disturbance at an open house for BC Hydro’s controversial Site C dam project in Dawson Creek on July 16, 2015.

Police killed northern Ontario First Nation man, inquest jury concludes

Jury recommends better mental health services, more police training

By Jody Porter, CBC News, May 13, 2016

The jury at the coroner’s inquest into the death of a Lac Seul First Nation man, shot by provincial police in 2010, made recommendations this week that police find ways to respond more quickly to critical incidents in northwestern Ontario.

Police shoot and kill man in Algonquin community of Lac Simon, Quebec

by Tom Fennario, APTN National News, April 7, 2016

LAC SIMON, QUE– A man was killed by police in the Algonquin community of Lac Simon Wednesday evening.

Lac Simon police responded to a call of a man brandishing a knife at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time.

A number of sources in the community say the man was Sandy Michel of Lac Simon.

Anonymous and the Dawson Creek shooting

WP Note: Posting these two articles as a follow up to previous posts about the Dawson Creek police shooting of James Daniel McIntyre.  It’s been a confusing story to follow, and now it appears that Anonymous is engaged in an internal struggle over how to respond.  The initial call outs for naming the cop who fired the shots, shutting down police websites etc, have now been replaced by what appears to be a liberal faction of Anonymous attempting to pacify any type of militant response to the shooting.  It also appears that McIntyre was not a part of the Anonymous First Nations, who have stated he was not a member.

B.C. man fatally shot by RCMP identified, Anonymous vows revenge

Graphic: Anonymous First Nations/Native Americans Facebook page.

The Globe and Mail, July 20, 2015

A man whose death in a police shooting in northern British Columbia has prompted threats of retaliation from the online hacktivist group Anonymous has been identified.

The provincial coroners’ service says James Daniel McIntyre, a 48-year-old resident of Dawson Creek, B.C., was killed last Thursday evening. McIntyre was shot after he was confronted by RCMP officers outside an information session related to the Site C hydroelectric dam.

People claiming to be part of Anonymous said over the weekend that the victim was a member of a First Nations cell of Anonymous who was wearing a Guy Fawkes mask.

Anonymous claims attack on RCMP websites in response to Dawson Creek shooting

CTV News, July 19, 2015

The hacktivist group Anonymous says it took down the RCMP’s national website Sunday as part of a campaign to avenge a fallen “comrade,” who died in a police-involved shooting in Dawson Creek, B.C. this week.

Members of the group have claimed responsibility for a series of cyberattacks against RCMP websites on Sunday, while also threatening to reveal the identity of the RCMP officer involved in the fatal shooting.

Dawson Creek police shoot man who refused to throw away weapon, witness claims

Image captured from video moments after RCMP shoot a man allegedly holding a knife in Dawson Creek, BC.

Provincial police watchdog investigating the shooting in northeastern B.C.

By Tamara Baluja, CBC News, July 17, 2015

A masked man who was shot and killed by police officers in Dawson Creek, B.C., had refused to throw away his knife, even as he lay bleeding from his wound, says a witness.

Mike Irmen was walking toward a local restaurant on Thursday evening when he happened upon two officers pointing guns at the suspect. He says there was lots of screaming back and forth as the officers told the suspect to put his weapon down.