Fatal police shooting spurs calls for inquiry
Last Updated: Monday, November 9, 2009 | 9:11 PM CT
The Canadian Press
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Kenneth Chase Wilfred Standingready-McKay, seen in a photo published with his online obituary, was shot twice about 200 metres from his home. The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is calling for a public inquiry into the death of a young man who was shot by the RCMP.
Kenneth Chase Wilfred Standingready-McKay, 21, was shot during a confrontation with officers in June 2008.
A coroner's jury found that the man provoked the shooting and ruled that his death was a suicide, with alcohol as a contributing factor.
But the White Bear First Nation and McKay's family disagree.
Federation vice-chief Morley Watson says the coroner's inquest has raised more questions that need answers. He says those answers can only be obtained through a public inquiry.
© The Canadian Press, 2009
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