Lethbridge Police received multiple 9-1-1 calls the evening of July 13 about a man walking west on the High Level Bridge, which is a railway trestle and not open to pedestrians.
One of three responding officers entered the bridge and approached the man near the middle.
The officer spoke with the man and directed him to leave the bridge, but the man remained there. The officer and the man continued to speak.
At about 8 p.m., following an interaction between the officer and the man, the man went over the side of the bridge. Paramedics declared him dead at the scene.
ASIRT’s investigation will examine the officer’s actions and the circumstances surrounding the man’s death, including what occurred immediately before the man went over the side of the bridge.
The Police Review Commission directed ASIRT to investigate this incident as a Level 1 matter.
Under the Police Act, this includes cases involving serious injury or death, or serious or sensitive concerns about an officer’s actions.
The investigation remains ongoing.
