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October 18, 2002
Officers could face dismissal
The outcome of an internal
police hearing looking into the action of two officers who accompanied Rankin
Inlets Terence Tootoo home on the night of his suicide will be released
later this month.
Tootoo was found dead in
Brandon, Manitoba, on Aug. 28 in the bushes behind a house where he was staying.
He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head.
Tootoo, who was in Brandon
training with his brother Jordin, shot himself hours after being charged with
impaired driving by the Brandon Police.
The two officers with the
Brandon Police could face dismissal.
A recent internal investigation
concluded the officers went against procedure when they dropped Tootoo off alone
that night. Procedure required police to release him to a responsible adult.
Results from a second investigation,
an internal disciplinary hearing, will be released after Oct. 25.
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