Authorities in eastern Canada's New Brunswick province said Saturday they have opened an investigation into the police-involved death of an indigenous man.
The 48-year-old died after being shot by a federal police officer Friday near the small northern town of Miramichi, said Quebec's Bureau of Independent Investigations , which is leading the inquiry.
According to still-unconfirmed reports cited by the BII, the man -- a member of the Mi'kMaq First Nations tribe -- charged at police, and after attempts to subdue him with a Taser-type weapon failed, one officer fired his sidearm. His death came eight days after 26-year-old indigenous woman Chantel Moore was shot dead by police officers who had been asked to check on her health.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday called for an independent inquiry after seeing a"shocking" video of the violent arrest of an indigenous leader by federal police in western Alberta province in March.
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