RCMP still seeking investigator after death of Pond Inlet man
Police services in Ottawa, Calgary usually conduct independent investigations but aren’t available now
More than a week after the death of a man during an incident involving police in Pond Inlet, the RCMP is having trouble finding a third party to carry out an investigation. (File photo)
More than a week after a man died following a police-related incident in Pond Inlet, the RCMP are still looking for another police service to step in and investigate.
The Ottawa Police Service and Calgary Police Service each have agreements with Nunavut RCMP to conduct independent investigations when a death occurs during an incident involving the RCMP in Nunavut.
“[They] are not able to assist with this investigation due to other [investigations] that they have ongoing,” said Insp. Dennis Lambe, assistant criminal operations officer, told Nunatsiaq News on Monday.
He said the RCMP hopes to find a third-party investigator this week.
Because it is an ongoing police investigation, the RCMP is not releasing the identify of the person who died. Lambe would only say it was a man in his 30s.
On the afternoon of May 4, RCMP in Pond Inlet received a call about an “emotionally disturbed male in distress at his residence,” Lambe said. Officers were told the man had a firearm and that other people were also in the home.
When the officers arrived, everyone left the residence except for the distressed man.
The officers spoke to the man, and tried to de-escalate the situation, Lambe said.
After a few minutes, the man left the residence, holding a firearm in his hand, and “moments later was deceased.”
Lambe said no more than 30 minutes passed from the moment the officers arrived until the man’s death.
Lambe would not say how the man died or what circumstances led to his death.
“The circumstances around [the incident] are still for investigation,” he said.
RCMP can only investigate RCMP and we wonder why nothing changes. Thin Blue Line in action.
Maybe it is time to set up a Civilian oversight body. Perhaps one that covers all 3 territories? Just so we do not have to rely on outside resources.
Maybe just hear me out, it’s a hard job that seems like it will never get better cause of lax liberal policies that allow people with a list of charges keep going back out and lower funding cause less money means less training, IDK but I’d say if you don’t want to chance getting hurt or dieing from something police related, DONT BREAK THE LAW OVER AND OVER AGAIN LIKE ITS A GAME, The police should have more extensive training repeat offenders should be locked away after 1 violent crime, or 3 non violent ones period harsher penalties deturs crime period. It’s the liberals protecting crime cause they are all doing something themselves. More jail time more, money more knowledge is the way to fix this.
Yes I agree with your points.
I am just pointing out that we should get an Oversight body just like the rest of the country. Ya know, get with the times.
Make sure they are indigenous police officers..
Start a separatist movement if you want an ethnic national state.
Just a further note
The RCMP is not respo si le for laying.of charges
That is a crown responsiblely.
The hinges are responsible for any imprisonment.
Do not lay these allegations on the RCMP as it appears in some of comments here
What? I don’t see anyone here complaining that charges haven’t been laid yet, but in any event the Crown doesn’t lay charges; the police do.
Take a look at any Nunavut graduation this late spring. Or any local or regional NAC grad class in your area. Or any local, regional, or territorial cultural event. Who is serving you in your government office? See who is up on the stage being successful, and being celebrated and supported in being a success. Its our girls and young women.
There was a time 40 years ago the whole education system and society was skewed towards boys. Our society has wildly overcompensated. Now, it is the boys on the outside looking in. And, we have now have thousands of boys and young men up here that are marginalized. There does not seem to be any middle ground where boys and girls are given equal opportunity and support.
Is it any wonder these risk taking males of a highly emotional age end up choosing death by cop?