Jury box in a courtroom at the Edmonton Law Courts building, in Edmonton on Friday, June 28, 2019. A jury trial is scheduled to begin today in Edmonton for two RCMP officers accused of manslaughter with a firearm in the shooting death of a 31-year-old in northern Alberta. (Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
Jury trial begins for RCMP members charged with manslaughter in shooting of Alberta man
Nov 21, 2022 | 9:36 AM
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EDMONTON, AB – A jury trial is scheduled to begin in Edmonton Monday, Novembr 21, 2022 for two RCMP officers accused of manslaughter with a firearm in the shooting death of a 31-year-old in northern Alberta.
Clayton Crawford died from multiple gunshot wounds inside a car after a confrontation with police on July 3, 2018.
Const. Jessica Brown and Cpl. Randy Stegner of the Whitecourt RCMP were initially charged with criminal negligence causing death, but the charges were later upgraded to manslaughter.
Alberta’s policing watchdog, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, was directed to investigate the shooting on the day it happened.
