RCMP in Nunavut are providing details on the shooting death of an Inuit man last February.
They say in a release that police in the community of Kinngait received a report of a man dragging a woman by her hair as she screamed for help.
The release says two officers arrived at a home and spoke with the alleged assailant's father, who appeared to have been in a fight.Police say one of the officers was able to escape, but Ashoona, who ignored warnings, cornered the second officer. When Ashoona approached within arm's length, the officer fired his pistol twice, killing Ashoona on the scene.
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