'I saw everything:' Partner challenges RCMP account of Neqotkuk fatal shooting
CBC
Jessica Paul remembers her partner Bronson Paul as a loving dad, a devoted grandfather and a caring partner.
“I miss him. I miss him so much,” she said.
The home they shared in Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation) in New Brunswick is now also the place where he spent some of his final moments on Jan. 18. He was shot by RCMP in their kitchen.
For Jessica, staying there is painful. But it’s also where she comes to feel close to him.
“I sit here sometimes, I talk to him,” said Jessica, looking at the spot in her kitchen where Bronson was shot.
Jessica saw it happen.
Jessica is Wolastoqew from Woodstock First Nation but also grew up in Neqotkuk, where Bronson was from.
According to New Brunswick RCMP, officers responded to a report of a domestic dispute. RCMP said the situation “quickly evolved,” when a man armed with an “edged weapon” advanced toward the officers. Police said a Taser was deployed but was ineffective, and an officer then fired their weapon. Paul was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Jessica said that version of events contradicts what she saw and that’s why she’s speaking out.
“I just want everybody to know he wasn't armed and he didn't deserve this,” she said.
“I would know. I’m the one that was here. I saw everything.”
Jessica said the police were called because Bronson had been drinking.
By the time officers arrived, she said, Bronson was in the shower. Police made their way to the bathroom door.
He opened it wrapped in their big blue blanket, holding it closed near his neck.
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