Canada Global (Web News) James Hanna was gentle with both animals and children. He was fond of hugs and enjoyed travelling.
According to his family, he was thrilled about the future before a stray bullet from an Edmonton police officer’s pistol destroyed it. When he passed away in February, the 59-year-old was watching television in his suite in the basement.
According to the police, when shots were fired, the policemen were pursuing a robbery suspect on foot. The 36-year-old man who was carrying a fake gun was also dead.
Family members of Hanna have expressed a need for explanations as to how he ended up dead in his own home and have asked for a closer examination of police training, particularly when it comes to weaponry. Police oversight in Alberta is looking into the matter.
It represents an increase of over 25% from 2021, when officers shot at 70 persons, killing 37 of them. In 2020, sixty people were shot at, and 36 of them died.
His sister Susan Bandola remarked, “It makes no sense.”
According to a count made by The Canadian Press, between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30, police in Canada shot 87 people, 46 of whom died. It was based on information that was available from the police, outside investigation teams, and news coverage from The Canadian Press.
It represents an increase of over 25% from 2021, when officers shot at 70 persons, killing 37 of them. In 2020, sixty people were shot at, and 36 of them died.