The province's Chief Medical Examiner has called for an inquest into the December 2021 death of a man from the Sandy Bay First Nation.
31-year-old Marlon Whincup was fatally shot by RCMP along Highway 16 neat Westbourne.
According to a release by the Chief Medical Examiner's office, Mounties were investigating reports of a stabbing in the area and came upon Whincup, who was carrying a machete and reportedly acting erratically.
The release adds that police discharged a firearm while trying to subdue Whincup, hitting him in the neck and chest.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, and an autopsy determined he died as a result of the gunshot wounds.
The inquest was called due to Whincup dying as a result of the use of force by a peace officer, which is a requirement under the Fatality Inquiries Act.
It will also determine the circumstances leading up to Whincup's death, as well as what can be done to prevent similar deaths from happening in the future.
