Fatal police encounters in Manitoba jumped in last 2 years; most involved Indigenous people – CBC

9 people have died in last 2 years, compared to 6 deaths in 6 years prior, CBC analysis finds

Jul 23, 2020

Manitoba has experienced two of its deadliest years on record when it comes to people being killed by police, and the majority of those who died were Indigenous.

A CBC analysis of the people killed in police encounters across Canada shows nine people in Manitoba have died after either being shot or Tasered by a police officer in the last two years, compared to six deaths in the six years prior.

Six of those who died over the last two years were Indigenous, one was black, and two have not been identified by police.

One of those who died was Eishia Hudson, 16, whose police shooting death in April 2020 was one of four in 40-day period in Winnipeg.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-police-deaths-analysis-2018-2020-1.5659207