Saskatchewan police watchdog clears Saskatoon police officer involved in February shooting [Video]

Saskatchewan’s police watchdog says an officer who shot a Saskatoon man while executing a warrant at a home on Lisgar Avenue did nothing wrong.

On Feb. 3 around 2:30 a.m., Saskatoon police were about to execute a search warrant on a Pacific Heights-area home where officers would find soon discover the body of 25-year-old Alberta man, Lee Perkins. One officer shot a 34-year-old man outside the home following a confrontation, prompting the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) to investigate.

Its report released Tuesday summarizes its investigation of 16 police officers and three civilian witnesses, and clears police of any wrongdoing.

According to SIRT, on the morning of Feb. 3 police had surrounded the house and were waiting for the warrant to be approved when two women exited and police moved in to make an arrest, using an unmarked police vehicle to conceal themselves from those inside the house.

SIRT …