ASIRT says ‘no evidence’ Calgary police caused or contributed to man’s death

Alberta’s constabulary watchdog says Calgary Police are not astatine responsibility for the decease of a antheral successful custody earlier this month.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) says the antheral was arrested Oct. 18, aft officers were called retired to reports of a disturbance with a antheral acting erratically astatine a McDonald’s edifice astatine  5222 – 130th  Avenue S.E.

The ASIRT report says the antheral resisted arrest, and pursuing a little conflict was taken into custody connected outstanding warrants, including ones for possession of drugs.

Officers initially recovered thing connected him but a secondary hunt astatine the Arrest Processing Section uncovered a tiny baggie with a greenish substance believed to beryllium heroin oregon fentanyl.

The antheral was placed successful a compartment astatine astir 8:30 a.m.

ASIRT says determination were capable periodic information checks of the antheral astatine regular intervals.

Around 3:44 p.m.,  CCTV video shows the antheral reached betwixt his legs and took thing orally.

Around 4:33 p.m. helium appears to person occupation breathing. Officers participate his cell, and an serviceman who was antecedently a paramedic begins CPR. A defibrillator is applied and the antheral is fixed oxygen and astatine 5:31 p.m. helium was declared deceased.

An autopsy recovered nary evident origin of death, but the aesculapian examiner is awaiting further toxicology accusation to find the origin of death.

The ASIRT study concludes that determination is nary grounds that immoderate serviceman caused oregon contributed to the man’s death.

— with files from the Canadian Press