Saskatoon police review finds no breaches in Don Dunphy death: RNC chief
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary committed to assisting upcoming public inquiry, says Bill Janes
Chief BillJanes says the Royal Newfoundland Constabularyhas been advised by the Saskatoon Police Servicethere were no breaches of policy found in Don Dunphy's shooting death.
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In a statement delivered Wednesday, Janes said that while he hasn'tseen the report conducted by the Saskatoon police yet, he's beenverbally briefed on the matter.
He said the RNC has seen no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of Const. JoeSmyth and the organization has confidence in the investigation and review conducted.
Smyth shot and killed Dunphy in his home on Easter Sunday 2015.
Few details released
A review of the RCMP's investigation into Dunphy's deathby theAlberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) alsoconcluded there were no grounds to lay chargesin the incident.
The ASIRTand Saskatoon Police Service reviewshave not been released to the public, and Justice Minister Andrew Parsons and Dunphy's family have both expressed frustration about the lack ofprecise details released.
Last week, Parsons told CBC News he would like to see that information become available through a public inquiry.
On Wednesday,Janes said the RNC will help that inquiry"in any way possible."
"Any loss of life in these types of circumstances is a tragedy," Janes wrote in the release.
"We recognize that these incidents are traumatic for the family of Mr. Dunphy as well as the police officers involved."