Hamilton police chief releases statement following fatal police-involved shooting [Video]

Hamilton’s police chief is looking to set the record straight on several “factual inaccuracies” that he says have been circulating regarding the fatal police-involved shooting of a 43-year-old father of three in the city over the weekend.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Chief Frank Bergen offered his condolences to the family of Erixon Kabera as well as the Rwandan community.

Bergen then spoke to “recent information circulating regarding this incident,” specifically the shootout between the man and two police officers that the province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said had initially occurred.

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“At no time did Hamilton Police release any information related to an exchange of gunfire. All information issued after this initial post has been released by the SIU as part of their ongoing investigation,” he said, adding that Hamilton police did not identify …