Protesters march for accountability in fatal shooting of 19-year-old by Winnipeg police
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Protestors gathered in Winnipeg Saturday to protest the fatal police shooting of a 19-year-old student. Afolabi Opaso was killed during a wellness check on New Year's Eve.
Protestors marched in Winnipeg Saturday afternoon demanding accountability in the fatal police shooting of a 19-year-old at the beginning of the year.
Afolabi Opaso was shot by police on New Year’s Eve. “He was, you know, a nice young man, starting to get into adulthood, 19, a studious student. And what happened is just — they’re still really in shock at what happened.” said Jean-René Dominique Kwilu, a lawyer for Opaso’s family.
Kwilu said police should have de-escalated the situation when they were called for a wellness check on Opaso.
According to police, Opaso was armed when they arrived at his apartment on University Crescent. He was shot by an officer during that encounter.
The investigation into the shooting is being managed by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team. It was initially being managed by the Independent Investigation Unit in Manitoba but was transferred out of province to avoid any perceived conflict of interest. The officer involved is a close relative of an employee at Manitoba Justice.
Opaso was an international student from Nigeria studying economics at the University of Manitoba.
Titi Tijani, president of African Communities of Manitoba and one of several demonstrators the protests, said he wonders why the shooting was necessary.
“I’m a mother. It was very painful. Unfortunately, I want to say shocking, but it’s not shocking. It’s disappointing, we’re very hurt.” Tijani said.
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