Too many deaths: Indigenous family calls for review of police training – Calgary [Video]

Protesters in Calgary are calling for an end to what they say is police brutality against Indigenous people.

Dozens of people who knew and loved Goodstoney First Nation member, Levon Fox, marched from the Calgary Tower to a place along Memorial Drive where the 39-year-old died in a police interaction two years ago.

Fox and other another non-Indigenous man were shot by police on May 29, 2023, after investigators say officers tried to spot a stolen cube van they said was driving erratically.

While family admits that Fox and others inside the van weren’t innocent, they’re calling on the Calgary Police Service to review its threat assessment training.

“Nobody in the vehicle was armed,” said Lena Wildman, Levon’s mother. “They were never given the opportunity to show their hands or identify themselves. [The shooting] shouldn’t have happened. It was drastic measures in the moment that was taken.”

“De-escalation and Use of Force …