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Canada's War on Black People Calgary police shoot man dead on 17th Avenue S.E. in Forest Lawn Author of the article: Brittany Gervais Publishing date: Feb 19, 2022 • 7 hours ago • 3 minute read Police are on the scene following a police involved shooting along 17th Ave. SE that left one man dead. Bystanders who witnessed the afternoon shooting protested against police actions near the scene along 44th St. SE. Saturday, February 19, 2022. Police officers’ use of lethal force to stop a Black man wielding a weapon on 17th Avenue S.E. Saturday raised concerns from witnesses about how de-escalation tactics were employed. In a statement released on Twitter, the Calgary Police Service said officers were called to the area of 45th Street and 17th Avenue S.E. around 3:40 p.m. Saturday for reports of a man in possession of weapons. Police say witnesses reported the man had assaulted a bystander and was threatening others. When police arrived, they found the man still holding weapons. They attempted to negotiate a peaceful resolution, but say they were unsuccessful. Police fired their service weapons at the suspect. Despite attempting life-saving efforts, he was declared dead at the scene. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating the fatal encounter, police said. A police dog was seriously injured by the suspect in the incident. The dog was taken to an animal hospital in life-threatening condition and is currently in stable condition. No other officers were injured in the incident. Around 40 people gathered at a parking lot near the shooting scene in tears, shock and anger Saturday evening, yelling at police “You didn’t have to kill him,” and asking, “Are we still safe?” A group of 15 to 20 officers were present three hours after the shooting to guard the crime scene and the man’s body. Police are on the scene following a police-involved shooting along 17th Ave. SE that left one man dead. Bystanders who witnessed the afternoon shooting protested against police actions near the scene along 44th St. SE. Saturday, February 19, 2022. Evana Ferrel said Tuel lived with her father in Calgary and she knew him as a kind, selfless person. “It doesn’t make sense. I am in shock. I don’t know how to describe it. I just hugged him a few days ago,” Ferrel said as she stood behind police tape. Tuel worked hard at his job in Calgary and sent money back to his family in Sudan, she said. “His whole family back home depends on him. This man will send everything he has back home. He was the kindest person you will ever meet. Everyone knew who Latjor was.” Ferrel said he struggled with his mental health resulting from trauma as a former child soldier. She said he had been in crisis over the last few days. “He has a lot of history. His PTSD started kicking in. He has been great over the last couple of years, and then these last two months or so, you could see changes in him. He needed help.” Police are on the scene following a police involved shooting along 17th Ave. SE that left one man dead. Bystanders who witnessed the afternoon shooting protested against police actions near the scene along 44th St. SE. Saturday, February 19, 2022. Many people gathered near the scene told Postmedia they believe police officers shot Tuel without proper justification, and officers should have used de-escalation measures before shooting him. They said they believe officers reacted with gunfire because of the colour of Tuel’s skin. Calgary police officers at the scene didn’t comment on the situation and the police service said in its statement no further information was available as ASIRT investigates the incident. Sudanese woman Lina Atak was buying groceries nearby when Tuel was shot. Tuel was carrying a long metal stick but didn’t drop it when asked by police, she said. As Tuel approached the officers, police released a service dog. Tuel hit the dog with the stick and police reacted by shooting him four times, she said. “What did he do? What was so scary for police to think that somehow, he had a weapon?” Atak said. “For them to jump to conclusion that he is a threat and kill him in daylight. Shoot him four times. That cannot be comprehended. “As a South Sudanese advocate in Calgary, we’ve been saying we have a problem here in Calgary with the police enforcement. We’ve been complaining for so many years that our kids are dying in ways that are not explained. We have brought this forward and we’ve been talking about it for many years. This is not new.” Deborax Bongo said she used to live with Tuel and heard about her friend’s death in a phone call. “I feel so sad. It’s not fair. They can’t kill Black people like that. We respect white people and we treat them like human beings. But when police see Black people, they treat us like s–t. They have to stop,” Bongo said. “They have to respect us. We are human beings. They have to respect us.” With files from Brendan Miller bgervais@postmedia.com @BrittGervaisAB