Latest news
Recent news releases and decisions on ASIRT investigations.
- Nov 24, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigations into three separate incidents and released the executive director and assistant executive director’s reports on them.
- Nov 23, 2023
Pursuant to Sec. 46.1 of the Police Act, ASIRT was directed to investigate two incidents. ASIRT’s investigations are now complete and the director’s findings are provided below.
- Nov 17, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigation into five files and released the executive director and assistant executive director’s reports.
- Nov 2, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigation into an RCMP officer-involved shooting and released the assistant executive director’s report.
- Oct 27, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigation into an incident and released the assistant executive director’s report.
- Oct 20, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigations into four separate incidents and released the executive director and assistant executive director’s reports on them.
- Oct 19, 2023
On Oct. 12, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the in-custody death of a 50-year-old man shortly after his arrest by Slave Lake RCMP.
- Oct 17, 2023
On Sept. 27, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate an RCMP officer-involved shooting in Wood Buffalo.
- Oct 17, 2023
On Oct. 2, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the arrest of a man who went into medical distress and died in hospital 12 days later.
- Oct 12, 2023
Review of EPS line-of-duty deaths
- Sep 8, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigations into three separate incidents and released reports on the findings of the executive director and assistant executive director.
- Sep 7, 2023
On Sept. 1, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Edmonton that resulted in the death of a 30-year-old man.
- Aug 31, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigations into three separate incidents and released the executive director’s reports.
- Aug 30, 2023
On Nov. 26, 2019, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate a use of force by an Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officer.
- Aug 24, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigations into five separate incidents and released reports on the findings of the executive director and assistant executive director.
- Aug 10, 2023
On Aug. 6, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate a man’s death following an encounter with police in Medicine Hat.
- Jul 28, 2023
On July 22, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate a Calgary Police Service (CPS) officer-involved shooting that took place earlier that day.
- Jul 7, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigation into an incident and released the executive director’s full report.
- Jun 30, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigations into two separate incidents and released full reports on them.
- Jun 16, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigations into three related files and released a full report.
- Jun 15, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigations into two separate incidents and released full reports on them.
- Apr 27, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigation into a 2020 incident and released the assistant executive director’s full report on it.
- Apr 11, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigation into an incident and released the assistant executive director’s full report.
- Apr 5, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigations into two separate incidents and released the assistant executive director’s full reports on them.
- Apr 3, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigations into two separate incidents and released the assistant executive director’s full reports on them.
- Mar 28, 2023
On March 12, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Red Deer.
- Mar 24, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigations into three separate incidents and released full reports on them.
- Mar 15, 2023ASIRT investigation continues into RCMP officer-involved shooting causing injury in Wheatland County
On Feb. 12, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Wheatland County.
- Mar 10, 2023
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigations into two separate incidents and released full reports on them.
- Mar 9, 2023
On March 2, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate an officer-involved shooting in the city of Edmonton.
News archive
View any news release issued by ASIRT:
Timing
ASIRT issues a news release and, in time-sensitive situations, a tweet:
- after the province’s director of law enforcement assigns ASIRT a file
- at the conclusion of an ASIRT investigation
Exceptions
ASIRT’s executive director chooses when to issue news releases or tweets for investigations into Alberta police officers whose conduct:
- may have caused serious injuries
- may have caused death
- has led to sexual assault allegations
Balancing transparency
When ASIRT issues a news release or tweet, the team strives to:
- disclose as much information as possible to the public
- protect the confidentiality of witnesses
- guard the privacy rights of those involved
- maintain the integrity of investigations
Revealing names
In its news releases and tweets, ASIRT does not usually include the names of people who have:
- died
- been seriously injured
Exceptions
ASIRT may reveal a person's identity in a news release or tweet based on:
- the circumstances surrounding the incident
- a combination of other factors, such as the:
- requirements of an investigation
- person's position on their name being released
- family's position on the name of their deceased relative being released
- person's age
- person's name already being in the public domain
- stage of an investigation
- limitations imposed by law – Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Youth Criminal Justice Act, etc.
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