By Canadian Press

CP NewsAlert: Police officer who shot and killed Winnipeg girl will not face charges

Jan 28, 2021 | 12:05 PM

WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg police officer will not be criminally charged for the fatal shooting of a teen last spring.

A report from Manitoba’s Independent Investigation Unit says it consulted with provincial prosecutors who determined there is no basis for charges against the unnamed officer.

The officer shot Eishia Hudson, a 16-year-old Indigenous girl, after a liquor store robbery on April 8.

The girl was driving a stolen Jeep with four other people inside that police chased and tried to stop.

The report says the Jeep rammed one police vehicle, later crashed into a truck and was still moving as officers surrounded it.

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The report quotes a use-of-force expert as saying officers were correctly concerned that the situation posed a lethal threat as the vehicle continued to move.

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