The shooting of Jean\u002DRené Olivier, who was in crisis, follows years of difficult relations between local cops and Black residents.
In a brief statement, the agency said Olivier fled by foot after officers tried to convince him to drop the knife.
“Three bullets in the chest and we don’t know why,” he said. “Now we’re on our own, me and my brother.”and Black residents. Many said it’s now reignited the community’s concerns that nothing has changed within the force despite several public promises to do better.Article content “We saw this coming and it could have been prevented,” said Hèzu Kpowbié, a Black man who police surrounded at gunpoint two years ago
Dion said it was the first fatal intervention in the police force’s history. Given the ongoing allegations of racial profiling, however, she said she knows the incident will be “particularly distressing” for Black residents. In terms of handling calls involving mental health crises, the force said it has a protocol in place to call in a psychosocial worker from the local health authority when needed.
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