Calgary- A Calgary police officer has been accused of two cases of murder of a second degree after shooting and killing the people of one van after chasing a slow pace in 2023.
Alberta serious event response team, also known as Asirt, announced the allegations in a news release on Tuesday.
The Calgary police said in a statement that the officer has given leave from service.
The shooting took place on the morning of May 29, 2023, when the police were called to a report of suspects on private property, who then ran into a stolen cube van.
The police had said at that time that additional calls were received on the memorial drive wrongly about white cube van driving.
Chase’s video suggests that the van is being watched at the speed of crawling by several police vehicles, and the police said that “rapidly changing dynamics” inspired an officer to shoot the van.
In the news release, Asrt said, “Two of the residents were killed and the deceased was later pronounced.”
The release stated that the investigation provided the appropriate basis to believe that the officers involved were involved “.
Const. Craig Stotherd was charged on Monday. He appeared in court in two cases on Tuesday and was released on bail with conditions.
At the time of shooting, he had a 13 -year service with the Calgary police.
The Calgary Police in its statement said that they understand the seriousness of the allegations and how such incidents can harm the community trust in the police.
The statement said, “We recognize the intensive impact of the incident that this incident has included everyone and (from the Calgary Police Service), we expand our condolences to family members, who are unhappy.”
“We are committed to listening, learning and taking all possible steps to understand what it was, what could be learned.”
Both the victims in the case were identified by the media after shooting as Vasley Davidson, 46, and Levon Boys Fox, 39. A third person in the van was uninhabited and was taken into custody.
This report of Canadian Press was first published on 15 July 2025.
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