The New Brunswick Police Commission has completed its investigation into the conduct complaint filed against a police officer in the shooting death of Chantel Moore.
Moore, a 26-year-old Indigenous woman, was shot and killed on June 4, 2020, by a member of the Edmundston Police Force during a wellness check.
“The Commission has completed its review of the Police Act investigation conducted by an investigator appointed by the Commission and will take no further action as there is insufficient evidence that the officer committed a breach of the Code of Professional Conduct Regulation,” said Marc Léger, commission chair in a release.
The Commission sent its decision and the summary of findings and conclusions to the complainant and the police officer.
The investigation report, findings, and conclusions cannot be released as they are subject to the Police Act and the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
The investigation involved a lead investigator, an additional investigator, and subject experts.
It included interviews with more than twenty witnesses, an extensive document review, including the entire independent criminal investigation conducted by the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI), findings and opinions from experts in forensic toxicology, forensic scene examination, and use of force.
As well, investigators performed a re-enactment of the scene under conditions as similar as possible to June 4, 2020.
Meantime, beginning February 22, the province’s chief coroner will begin an inquest into Moore’s death.
“The Coroner’s Inquest into Ms. Moore’s death may raise those issues as well and the Commission is ready to fully cooperate with the coroner,” added Léger.
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