One person dead after police shooting in Kangiqsualujjuaq, Que.

Samuel Wat · CBC

· Posted: May 07, 2025 1:05 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

One idiosyncratic is dormant aft a fatal constabulary shooting successful the Nunavik assemblage of Kangiqsualujjuaq.

Quebec's constabulary watchdog, the bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI), is investigating the incident. In a quality merchandise Wednesday morning, the BEI shared its preliminary findings. 

Around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night, Nunavik constabulary officers allegedly recovered a wanted idiosyncratic wrong a structure and officers utilized capsicum spray to unit the idiosyncratic out. That idiosyncratic reportedly came retired with a bladed limb and constabulary utilized a taser to subdue them. A constabulary serviceman past allegedly opened fire, according to the BEI's statement. 

BEI writes that the idiosyncratic was past reportedly taken to a wellness centre, wherever they were pronounced dead. 

Five investigators are heading to the assemblage and are expected to get Wednesday afternoon.

BEI has assemblage camera footage from the incident. 

Spokesperson Jérémie Comtois said the bureau would analyse that footage for its last study which, erstwhile complete, volition beryllium submitted to Quebec's manager of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP).

Given the sensitivity of these reports, Comtois said the BEI would not beryllium disclosing thing further from the probe to the public. 

"It is possible, taxable to the prosecutor's agreement, that definite elements of the probe volition beryllium disposable for consultation lone to the relatives astatine the extremity of the process," helium said.

"Our investigations instrumentality connected mean astir six months earlier we nonstop our study to DPCP who volition find whether to bring charges against the constabulary officers involved."

The Nunavik Police Service (NPS) declined to comment.  

Tuesday's lawsuit comes six months aft different fatal constabulary shooting successful Nunavik. In November 2024, a antheral was killed during an altercation with NPS successful the colony of Salluit. 

Later that month, Nunavik's constabulary main pledged to instrumentality each proposal from the probe into that shooting erstwhile those investigators' last reports are presented.

This is the 16th police-related decease successful Nunavik since 2017, according to Quebec's Office of Independent Investigations database.