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Weeping Mountie testifies he was 'repulsed' shooting at teen boy, but feared for his life

11/13/2026, 11:35:25 PM

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Officers involved in the shooting of Chase de Balinhard, 15, hadn't been trained in how to de-escalate situations with autistic people

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Weeping Mountie testifies he was 'repulsed' shooting at teen boy, but feared for his life.

As he crouched behind a police cruiser, a seasoned RCMP officer said he was "repulsed" by the thought of shooting an autistic teenage boy but feared the troubled youth might fire at him first. Read More

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