The #parents of a #RedDeer man who was #FatallyShot by #police this week say there was no reason for #RCMP to have used #LethalForce against their son.
“I wish we had never called the police,” a tearful Jane Deon told the Advocate, a day after her 33-year-old son, Derek Deon, was shot three times by an officer while in his downstairs bedroom.

https://www.saanichnews.com/news/i-wish-we-had-never-called-the-police-alberta-man-fatally-shot-during-mental-health-crisis

#Alberta #Canada #DefundRCMP #DefundthePolice #PoliceReform #MentalHealthcareReform

‘I wish we had never called the police’: Alberta man fatally shot during mental health crisis

<p>Red Deer parents regret calling police after officer fatally shoots their mentally ill son </p>

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