Comment by eyewitness.
"If you can't see that it's a kid, you know, I mean ... maybe you should go get your eyes checked."
This person's ignorance is appalling!
For anyone not in law enforcement the photo below may seem harsh but to those who dedicate their lives to protecting the public, pointing a firearm at them is not an issue to be discussed.
We expect the IIO to investigate unbiased.
Our condolences to the family, friends, students and staff.
"It is absolutely possible that a few more minutes of verbal engagement and restraint on the part of the officers might have saved his life," Oriola told CBC News.
Oriola is a professor at the University of Alberta.
His law enforcement experience is unknown.