The recent fatal shooting of an Indigenous man by a New Brunswick Mountie offers a chilling reminder of two separate incidents in 2020 when police officers in the province fatally shot Indigenous people in distress.
On the night of June 12, 2020, RCMP officers in eastern New Brunswick responded to a complaint about an"unwanted person" at a home near Metepenagiag.
Police were told Levi was attending a barbecue, where he had planned to seek guidance from a church minister. He was described as a troubled man with mental health challenges. Indigenous leaders in New Brunswick repeatedly called for an Indigenous-led inquiry into systemic racism in the province, but the provincial government rejected the request.
As well, a four-day coroner's inquest recommended in May 2022 that police take steps to improve their relationship with First Nations, such as cultural sensitivity training. It also called for an independent group to review the use-of-force policy that guides New Brunswick police.
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