Crime
RCMP release more details on shooting death of home invader
News Release from Blackfalds RCMP
Blackfalds RCMP investigate shooting – **UPDATE 3**
Due to public interest generated by the recent shooting in Red Deer County, Blackfalds RCMP would like to provide more context as to the occurrences that led-up to the fatal incident.
On July 30, 2021, at 9:01 p.m., Blackfalds RCMP were dispatched to a report of a suspicious male wandering around a property near Blackfalds, Alta. The male was banging on the side of the house, scaring the occupants. They located the male who said he was looking for the former owner of the property. After speaking to involved parties, the male was transported back to Red Deer and warned, if he returned to the property, he would face charges.
On July 31, 2021, at 5:03 a.m., Blackfalds RCMP were dispatched back to the same address. The same male had returned and was banging on bedroom windows and attempted to gain entry through a door. The male was arrested for mischief and released from police custody in Red Deer on conditions, and with a court appearance to attend court on Sept., 17, 2021.
On Aug. 2, 2021, the shooting occurred at 3:07 p.m. Blackfalds RCMP were dispatched to the property at 3:11 p.m. and arrived on scene at 3:20 p.m.
Background:
Aug. 6, 2021
Blackfalds RCMP investigate shooting – **UPDATE 2**
The RCMP’s Major Crime’s Unit has completed the investigation into the incident that occurred near Blackfalds, Alta. on Aug. 2, 2021. After consultation with the Crown Prosecutor’s Office, the decision was made that charges will not be laid.
As the substantive investigation is complete, the following details can now be shared: on Aug. 2, 2021, at 3:11 p.m., Blackfalds RCMP were dispatched to a break and enter in progress. As officers were en route, updates were received that one male was injured and bleeding, and another had been shot. Officers arrived on scene and found the homeowner was suffering from injuries, and there was a deceased male in the residence with a gunshot wound. Witnesses reported that the homeowner had arrived home and found the deceased sleeping in the residence. A confrontation then occurred in which the deceased struck the homeowner numerous times with a baseball bat. During the attack, the homeowner was able to retrieve a firearm and shot the deceased one time.
August 3, 2021
Blackfalds RCMP investigate shooting – **UPDATE**
The RCMP Major Crime’s Unit is continuing with the investigation including examination of the scene with the RCMP Forensic Identification Services and interviewing witnesses. The initial investigation has indicated that the deceased broke into the residence and an altercation occurred with the homeowner. The homeowner was treated for injuries he sustained and has been released from the hospital.
The investigation is in the early stages. No charges have been laid at this time. Further updates will be provided when further details can be shared.
August 2, 2021
Blackfalds RCMP investigate shooting
On August 2, 2021, at 3:11 p.m., Blackfalds RCMP received a complaint of a residential break and enter in progress off of C & E Trail in Red Deer County. Upon arrival, police discovered that the homeowner had sustained injuries and another male in the residence had sustained a gunshot wound. EMS attended and pronounced the male with the gunshot wound as deceased. The homeowner was transported to the hospital where he is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
RCMP Major Crimes Unit has been called in and has taken over the investigation.
There is no ongoing danger to the public.
From The Center Square
DEA officials remain skeptical of reports that Mexican cartel leaders have ordered their producers to stop making fentanyl.
In early 2023, the leaders of the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels reportedly ordered subordinates to stop the production of fentanyl. In October 2023, Los Chapitos, the group led by the four sons of imprisoned boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, hung banners in prominent locations in Sinaloa, Sonora, and Baja California ordering the fentanyl ban.
DEA officials made it clear in the latest National Drug Threat Assessment that they are doubtful.
“The ban is probably a public relations stunt, however, or an attempt by the cartels to consolidate production among a smaller number of trusted manufacturers and punish others,” according to the report.
Furthermore, DEA officials have seen no indication of a reduction in the illicit fentanyl supply.
“Throughout 2023, fentanyl was seized at the border in equal or higher quantities as in previous years, and no DEA field office reported that fentanyl is less available or more expensive, either of which would point to a decrease in the supply,” according to the report.
Illicit fentanyl killed nearly 38,000 Americans in the first six months of 2023, according to the DEA report. Synthetic opioids were involved in 74,225 deaths in 2022 – 68% of the total 111,036 deaths that year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
DEA officials said the cartels use precursor chemicals from China along with pill presses to press fentanyl into pills that resemble prescription medication. Cartels and street dealers also mix illicit fentanyl with other drugs including heroin and cocaine, increasing the risk of overdose or death.
The report also noted that the purity level of illicit fentanyl in the U.S. drug market has increased and the amount of fentanyl found in counterfeit prescription pills has increased, making the nation’s top drug threat even more dangerous.
Seizures of fentanyl are at record levels, according to the report. Over the past two years seizures of fentanyl powder nearly doubled. DEA seized 29,048 pounds of fentanyl in 2023. And the more than 79 million fentanyl pills seized by DEA in 2023 was almost triple what was seized in 2021.
Brett Rowland
Investigative Reporter
From LifeSiteNews
British Columbia premier David Eby announced that his province plans to re-criminalize hard drug use in public spaces after its decriminalization last year led to widespread social disorder.
British Columbia is asking the Trudeau government to roll back its drug decriminalization program after increased violence and continued overdoses.
On April 26, New Democratic Party (NDP) premier of British Columbia David Eby announced that he is working with Prime Minster Justin Trudeau’s federal government to re-criminalize drug use in public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit, and in parks. British Columbia, under permission from the Trudeau government, had decriminalized such behavior in 2023.
“Keeping people safe is our highest priority,” Eby explained in a press release. “While we are caring and compassionate for those struggling with addiction, we do not accept street disorder that makes communities feel unsafe.”
“We’re taking action to make sure police have the tools they need to ensure safe and comfortable communities for everyone as we expand treatment options so people can stay alive and get better,” he continued.
Under the new regulations, police would be given the power to prevent drug use in all public places, including hospitals, restaurants, transit, parks and beaches.
However, drug use would remain legal at “a private residence or place where someone is legally sheltering, or at overdose prevention sites and drug checking locations.”
Eby’s concerns over drug use were echoed by Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth who said, “Our communities are facing big challenges. People are dying from deadly street drugs, and we see the issues with public use and disorder on our streets.”
“As we continue to go after the gangs and organized criminals who are making and trafficking toxic drugs, we’re taking action now to make it illegal to use drugs in public spaces, and to expand access to treatment to help people who need it most,” he promised.
Beginning in early 2023, Trudeau’s federal policy, in effect, decriminalized hard drugs on a trial-run basis in British Columbia.
Under the policy, the federal government began allowing people within the province to possess up to 2.5 grams of hard drugs without criminal penalty, but selling drugs remained a crime.
While British Columbia has not yet indicated it plans to re-criminalize possession, its decision to clamp down on public drug use presents a major departure from its previous tactics of continually liberalizing its attitude toward narcotic use.
Since being implemented, the province’s drug policy has been widely criticized, especially after it was found that the province broke three different drug-related overdose records in the first month the new law was in effect.
The effects of decriminalizing hard drugs in various parts of Canada has been exposed in Aaron Gunn’s recent documentary, Canada is Dying, and in U.K. Telegraph journalist Steven Edginton’s mini-documentary, Canada’s Woke Nightmare: A Warning to the West.
Gunn says he documents the “general societal chaos and explosion of drug use in every major Canadian city.”
“Overdose deaths are up 1,000 percent in the last 10 years,” he said in his film, adding that “[e]very day in Vancouver four people are randomly attacked.”
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