Alberta’s police watchdog investigating officers' departure from wellness check on Edmonton man who later died - CBC

By Google News Investigations · 2026-11-05T23:27:35+01:00

Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating an Edmonton man’s death following a wellness check by officers at his home last month.

In a news release Thursday afternoon, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) said at about 3 a.m. on Oct. 11, a woman called the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) and requested a wellness check on a man “who had made comments to her about dying by suicide.”

According to ASIRT, the man then called Emergency Medical Services (EMS) himself and told them he had swallowed “a large quantity of pills.”Â

Two EPS officers were dispatched to conduct a wellness check, ASIRT said.Â

Upon arrival, the officers were told by the man’s mother, who was at the home, that she believed he had taken an excessive amount of different medications and alcohol, ASIRT said. The police oversight agency didn’t specify exactly when the officers arrived at the home.Â

ASIRT said the man was sleeping and being cared for by his mother, who said she would remain with her son until EMS arrived.Â

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The agency said that after the officers left the home, the man’s condition deteriorated, which prompted his mother to call EMS again. ASIRT said she performed CPR until paramedics arrived.Â

ASIRT said paramedics attempted life-saving measures for about 30 minutes, before pronouncing the man dead just before 7 a.m.

ASIRT is part of the Police Review Commission, an independent civilian-led agency that investigates potential criminal offences involving police across Alberta, including cases where the actions of a police officer may have resulted in serious injury or death.

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Originally published by Google News Investigations