'It's impacting everybody': Edmonton police chief talks about growing violence in the city
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The police chief of Alberta's capital city stood solemnly at a podium, at moments appearing to be welling up, as he took questions from reporters about the random killing of a mother and child outside a school in May.
The police chief of Alberta's capital city stood solemnly at a podium, at moments appearing to be welling up, as he took questions from reporters about the random killing of a mother and child outside a school in May.
"I've got three daughters," said Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee as he recalled the sadness he felt that day.
He said he also feels frustrated that it couldn't be stopped.
"It's impacting everybody."
The mother and child were stabbed to death by a stranger outside Crawford Plains School. The man, who police say was known to them and had mental health issues, was shot by officers and later died in a hospital.
That tragedy, McFee said, stems from an imbalance between holding people accountable and protecting the vulnerable.
He believes the city was close to striking that balance between 2018 and 2021 through community partnerships that helped bring down the crime rates by 20 per cent.
