Nunavik Police Under Fire After Fatal Shooting Incident
Friday, May 9, 2025, 4:21 pm
Community leaders in Nunavik are up in arms after a fatal police shooting that claimed the life of an Inuit man. Local organizations are decrying what they call systemic failures in policing and are demanding urgent reforms to end the longstanding tension between the authorities and the indigenous community.
The shooting by the Nunavik Police Service is the second officer-involved death in the northern region since November.
L’organisation politique qui représente les Inuits du Québec affirme que le maintien de l’ordre dans le Grand Nord est « défaillant » après qu’un policier eut tué un Inuit par balle mardi.
MONTREAL - The political organization that represents Inuit in Quebec says policing in the Far North is "broken" after an officer shot and killed an Inuk man on Tuesday.
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