By The Canadian Press

Two Alberta Mounties face manslaughter charges in shooting death of man in car

Sep 10, 2020 | 11:30 AM

EDMONTON – Two RCMP officers who were charged in the shooting death of a 31-year old man in northern Alberta two years ago are now facing manslaughter charges.

Cpl. Randy Stenger and Const. Jessica Brown of the Whitecourt RCMP detachment were arrested on June 5 and were each charged with one count of criminal negligence causing death.

Read More: Two RCMP members charged after 2018 shooting death during an investigation near Whitecourt

The court registry now says the officers are charged with manslaughter.

No one from Alberta Justice has returned a request for comment, but the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) says it is preparing a statement on the charges.

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ASIRT has previously said that Clayton Crawford died from multiple gunshot wounds inside a car after a confrontation with police on July 3, 2018.

The Mounties had been investigating another shooting the day before at a home in Valhalla Centre, about 65 kilometres northwest of Grande Prairie.